Fresh Water Rinse

mikeporterinmd · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:16 pm Post subject:

When we bought our boat, I was warned by the dealer that Honda
published some manuals with incorrect info with regard to running
the motor with the garden hose attachment.

You probably do not want to run the motor with this method of providing
water unless you are certain the water is going to flow through the
impellor.

You can run the motor with muffs, of course.

The salt line does not extend to where I slip our boat and I've never
seen anyone flush an outboard in any local marina, so I do not
worry about it. If we come in at low tide, I'll raise the motor (but keeping
the intake in the water) and allow it to run for a while.

Mike

ahpeterson · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:00 pm Post subject:

So this may be obvious to some, but when running with earmuffs or the garden hose attachment on the motor, is the motor tilted down in the water, or up?

Dreamer · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject:

The engine should be in the down position when running. This has nothing to do with flushing but with the engine oil level in the crankcase.

When running my Honda 150s on the earmuffs while on the trailer, my overheat alarm sounds after about 10 minutes. The temp indicator doesn't show overheat however. Question

mwilson · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject: Cooling system on Honda 40

Its that time for antsy folks to pull some maintenance and I wonder if some one might have and answer to a cooling system issue? I wanted to run the motors to check everything after a tuneup but couldn't get water to come out of the pee tube.. I checked everything and tried a flush nozzle and still wouldn't come out.
The impellers were only a year old, so didn't seem like that would be the problem so I eventually had to fill a tub with water that completely covered the inlets and finally water came out fine.

Shouldn't water come out with just muffs on or with the flushing nozzle? thanks michael

Wandering Sagebrush · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:57 pm Post subject: Critters

You may have a spider or another such critter in the pee tube. A pipe cleaner or something of that nature usually cures the issue. It happens to my kickers all the time.

Steve

marvin4239 · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:41 pm Post subject:

I keep my boat in a lift and it's nearly impossible to reach the flush port on a Honda 50. When I bought it I had the dealer Big Boys rig a flushing hose that tied in somewhere under the cowling a exited the motor along with the controls. It had a standard female hose end on it with a screw in plug and it worked great for flushing. I'm not really sure where he tied in and no longer have the engine. I flushed with the engine NOT running. I'm also a big believer in Salt Away. You can literally see it sort of disolve the salt when you wash down the engine and I use it on my trailer axles also.

westward · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:07 pm Post subject:

Mwilson: Not sure of your engine type, but when flushing with muffs (Honda 40) I don't get peeing unless I block the 3rd water inlet under the cavitation plate with duct tape. I'm hoping my Permatrims allow me to use one of those flushing bags as I believe that total lower unit immersion is the best way to get water to the engine. Mike.