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Don White

wrote:
JimH wrote:

"Sam" wrote in message
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Checking for cooling water should be as instinctive as making sure
your dick's not about to be bitten by your pants zipper.

Make sure ity isn't just a plugged up pee hole. Run a stiff wire
up there and try it.

Be very carefull that you don't get all this advice mixed up. Sam

When the dust settles Jay will still have to replace the impeller. This
year he ran it for 30 seconds with no water stream but smoke/steam coming
from the tell tale hole. Same thing last fall for who knows how long.

You are probably right. Last fall, somehow the ear-muff attachment
didn't work for the motor (probably the impeller was very marginal at
that time) and the engine was overheat; the only way to get the
telltail was putting the lower unit in a bucket of water, and this
allowed me to run the motor for 5 minutes and finish the winterizing.

Seem like the impeller will have to be replaced.

Jay Chan

Yup. A local dealer at a boat show told me it should be done every
second year (depending on use).