I saw a post that says air leak can be a cause most likely from the water pump gasket.
Going to attach a clear hose tomorrow and run water to see if I get any air bubbles in the lines.
Any tips or suggestions are greatly appreciated!
After checking and cleaning the cooling system and checking for bravoities I took the boat out on the water today.
off the ramp I overheated about idle speed . Shut off engine and cooled it down. started back up and ran it above idle speed then stayed around 1400rpm temp went to 165
I brought...
I imagine the pully seized up briefly when the impeller shredded .
but also how would I check the exhaust to see if the old shutter peices are still in it? Would that cause overheating?
Well you were right,
old muffs busted so water flow was not getting through properly. My new/old impeller did burn up.
I am replacing impeller now and going through the hoses to find all debris. is there a certain amount of time /rpm that I should have the muffs on for?
I’d like to find out if...
Hello, this virus has given me the at home time needed to continue my boat project.
recent work;
bravo 3 outdrive removed. Had a unknown flange fall out with 2 pieces of metal. I later found this was a peice of shutters from the exhaust.
I removed the exhaust elbows and saw both...
I have at one point brought this boat into sho
allow waters which lead me to getting stuck and possibly sucked up some sand . I did not have immediate issue from that but may possibly be experiencing them now?
last oil change is when I started experiencing the over heating at idel and above...
I am fairly new to the boat, I have done some maintenance and checked cooling hoses but have not messed with the risers as of yet . I am going to troubleshoot a few more areas but I will keep this in mind
there is an inserted plastic sleeve. I do belive it is positioned correctly . the boat has ran great for aprox. 5 months after my initial maintenance .
boat has been used in Florida salt water, I have owned this boat since july 2019
yes overheat alarm engages around 195degree
I have not laid hands on the elbows
hello I recieved alot of help from this forum .
currently I am trying to diagnose an overheating issue .
at idel my temp climbs up to 200
around 1200 rpm the temp is at normal opperating temp 165
however anything over 1200 rpm and the engine will over heat again
impeller was changed 6months...