CastleRock4me
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- May 28, 2008
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Here's the story (I was not there).
Boat was started and left unattended while he went to get the trailer. Got back to boat to discover the engine was trimmed all the way up out of the water and overheat alarm beeping.
He said it was running for approx 5 minutes w/out water. However, said it was still running fine (I am assuming at idle speed).
Pulled the lower and impeller housing was melted, will all be replaced.
I am going to run a compression test, check oil and probably cut the oil filter and examine.
1) What other damage can be expected? Is there a chance no internal damage occured?
2) What else should I be checking?
Thanks
Boat was started and left unattended while he went to get the trailer. Got back to boat to discover the engine was trimmed all the way up out of the water and overheat alarm beeping.
He said it was running for approx 5 minutes w/out water. However, said it was still running fine (I am assuming at idle speed).
Pulled the lower and impeller housing was melted, will all be replaced.
I am going to run a compression test, check oil and probably cut the oil filter and examine.
1) What other damage can be expected? Is there a chance no internal damage occured?
2) What else should I be checking?
Thanks