Honda 7.5hp peeing issue

[Trmsail]

Looking for a little guidance since I'm trying to teach myself to be more mechanically savvy with this motor. I took it all apart and cleaned and fixed everything and it was running great for a week or so. Now when I start it the pee stream is nice and strong like normal but stops completely after 5-10 seconds. I have it in a drum of water so I can't see if it's leaking from the bottom of the lower unit but not sure where to start or what to look for. Any suggestions or anyone have this happen before?

 

[racerone]

The water in your DRUM must be 6 or 8" above the impeller !

 

[Trmsail]

The water in your DRUM must be 6 or 8" above the impeller !

It is submerged about 9" above the impeller

 

[racerone]

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[MattFL]

If the pee stream is very strong, then suddenly stops, I suspect something is clogging it up. While the motor is running, can you stick a stiff string or wire up there (weed whacker string is great) to see if you can dislodge anything?

 

[ahicks]

Sure! Weed whacker string works great.

 

[Sea Rider]

You can't possibly run a motor on a bucket at slow rpm and expect to achieve a strong water pressure to pee well if suspect having some form of internal clog.

WD-40, Carb Cleaner Spray cannulas works very well too. Will be more efficient to put that motor on a boat and on water, start it till sufficiently warmed up, poke cannulas up/down several times inside the peeing port, go for a wot run and check if the internal water restriction was completely cleared...​

Happy Boating