thewallflowers
Cadet
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2021
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- 19
So I just bought a 76 sea 19 ft with a 305 chevy. i/o omc . i head it run for a few moments as the guy i got it from had no way to cool it. I took it home. I started it up with the motor flusher attached. I hooked everything up and started it with water pouring out at the point of where the flusher is slipped on. it started and ran good for a few min then shut down. my guess is because it was not getting water where it needs it. If I take off the thermostat housing and remove the thermostat should I get water flowing everywhere? also if i loosen the hose that goes to sides of the motor, should water pour out before I start it and should it stream out of there if I start the motor? Just don't want to overheat this beast. Do I need to drop the outdrive to do this? Thanks.