BrentS
Active member
When I was taking my boat out at the end of this season (going slowly down a canal), I noticed the cooling water wasn't squirting out of the outboard, as it usually does (and like it did when I first started the motor that day); it was reduced to a fast drip. So, remembering that I read something in the manual about an over-temp protection, I decided to continue to drive the boat to the boat ramp to take it home, and just made sure I kept the rpm's around 1600. The dripping water coming out didn't feel that hot, either.........maybe just slightly warm.
Later that night, I checked the manual and it says, that if the temp rises to 190F, it limits rpm's to 2500 (I guess I could have tried to run it up past 2500, just to see if I was in the limiting mode, but I didn't remember that detail of the manual at the time.
I didn't see any blockage in the intake holes, and I'm assuming the impeller failed (hub maybe broke loose?), and I plan to disassembly and replace impeller soon.
The block really didn't feel to hot, to the touch, so I'm wondering that maybe these outboards can handle some low rpm operation with not much cooling water? Hopefully?
Anyone familiar with these small 2-stroke outboards? Engine year is a 2000.
Later that night, I checked the manual and it says, that if the temp rises to 190F, it limits rpm's to 2500 (I guess I could have tried to run it up past 2500, just to see if I was in the limiting mode, but I didn't remember that detail of the manual at the time.
I didn't see any blockage in the intake holes, and I'm assuming the impeller failed (hub maybe broke loose?), and I plan to disassembly and replace impeller soon.
The block really didn't feel to hot, to the touch, so I'm wondering that maybe these outboards can handle some low rpm operation with not much cooling water? Hopefully?
Anyone familiar with these small 2-stroke outboards? Engine year is a 2000.