On Jun 13, 3:11*pm, "Chuck" wrote:
This has been a long-standing argument. *On an outboard, does a good looking
"****er" stream mean that water is passing through the thermostat and
cooling channels? *Or... does it merely mean that the impeller is pumping
water up to the thermostat. *I think it only means the waterpump impeller is
ok and the thermostat could still be closed or clogged. *Thanks

I'd say it's doing both, because if the thermostat was stuck closed
there wouldn't be a stream. a good stream usually means that
everything is OK, if no stream or a weak stream, the impeller or
thermostat needs attention....