OttawaPhil
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- Aug 20, 2015
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I got a good deal on a CJ30ELEC (canadian version of J30ELECS).
I tore it down and tried to rebuild anything that needed it.
inspected piston and rings looks great. Rebuild gear case with seals and oil, rebuilt water pump with kit, rebuilt carb with kit, everything else just cleaned and reassembled with new gaskets and stuff.
Took it out for a half dozen times fishing. Starts right away and runs great at idle all the way to full throttle. Then went out for a blast down a river at full speed. After about 25 min at full throttle it shut down from the heat protection with some steam coming out of it. Obviously overheating. Let it cool some, then could start it and head back toward dock. Could not really get on plane all the way as more than 2/3 throttle would start it climbing too hot. There is warm water coming out the "pee hole".
So what can I check? Perhaps I screwed up the water pump build, I have never done one before. But, is there anything else you can suggest to check first? Getting the water pump on is a pain in the ***, rather do any other easy checks first; then can still do the water pump after if it needs it.
Thank you very much for your help,
Phil
I tore it down and tried to rebuild anything that needed it.
inspected piston and rings looks great. Rebuild gear case with seals and oil, rebuilt water pump with kit, rebuilt carb with kit, everything else just cleaned and reassembled with new gaskets and stuff.
Took it out for a half dozen times fishing. Starts right away and runs great at idle all the way to full throttle. Then went out for a blast down a river at full speed. After about 25 min at full throttle it shut down from the heat protection with some steam coming out of it. Obviously overheating. Let it cool some, then could start it and head back toward dock. Could not really get on plane all the way as more than 2/3 throttle would start it climbing too hot. There is warm water coming out the "pee hole".
So what can I check? Perhaps I screwed up the water pump build, I have never done one before. But, is there anything else you can suggest to check first? Getting the water pump on is a pain in the ***, rather do any other easy checks first; then can still do the water pump after if it needs it.
Thank you very much for your help,
Phil
