After having my merc classic 50 (45hp) engine worked on ALL summer (from mid-april until Aug 18), I finally was called and told it was working. <br />I went to try it out and it does run, and runs good. Now my questions.<br />I noticed no water was now coming out of the 'Pee-hole'. It was coming out of the exhaust <br />however. I questioned them about it and was told the 'pee-hole' was probably clogged and I could just run a wire in it and probably clean it out. I don't ever remember water coming out of the exhaust before I had it worked on, but it does now.<br />I was told that the engine takes water in, pumps it up to cool the engine, and it comes out the exhaust AND the pee-hole. Is this correct? It doesn't look like a great amount of water coming out of the exhaust, and I want to be sure it is enough to cool the engine. I did run it in the water for more than an hour, a lot at full throttle and it seemed to run fine. I felt if it were going to give overheat problems it would have.<br />Can someone clarify for me where all I should see water coming from after it has cooled the engine. There was no oil or anything coming out of the exhaust, just the normal smoke and <br />now water.<br />I am not an outboard mechanic as you can see.<br />One other thing. I was told that the problem with my engine was the exhaust was almost totally clogged with carbon. I do know that the pee-hole pushed water out ever since I have had this engine (5+ yrs), and I don't remember EVER seeing water come out of the exhaust. (I just may not have seen it) I was told the pee-hole was just to let ME know it was pumping water through the engine, as I could not easily see the exhaust.<br />Will I hurt anything by trying to open the pee-hole with a piece of wire?<br />Thanks and sorry for the long message.<br />Danny
