On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:16:25 -0500, penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 14:11:32 -0500, "Gene Kearns"
wrote:

I called Suzuki
engineering and they said *that* wasn't a problem, but they
made a POINT to make sure that I knew that I could NOT
run the engine while using the manufacturer's flushing port.

Mercury uses a Yamaha power head (my 60 HP 4 stroke)
The shop manual says
"IMPORTANT:The engine must be run during flushing in order to open the
thermostat and circulate water through the water passages".

The flush port puts water directly into the manifold, the same place
where the water pump puts it. I can copy the pages with the water flow
diagrams and post them if you like.

As I said:

snips

My Suzukis have this feature and the manual says not to
run while using the flushing port.

snips

Of course, your manufacturer's maintenance manual trumps
anything you read here.... what does it say?

Follow *your* manual......

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