Hey y'all,
Ok, so I have a 1978 E34 moored in salt water. We've replaced the carb, oil filter, water separator, impeller, hoses, and much much more. We have it all dialed in when idling at the dock. Spits water normally and hums right along. We took her out of the slip recently and I noticed immediately white steam/smoke coming out of what appeared to be the water exhaust. As we slowly left the marina, I checked the temp guage, and it was maxed out, so we quickly turned it around back to the slip. My friend noticed that it was no longer spitting water while we were in gear.
Wondering if we may have sucked something into the impeller causing it to jam up. Like I said, it was spitting just fine while in port/idle. Wasn't till we put it in gear till we noticed the temp issue. At this point, I'm considering mounting a 30hp outboard and giving up on this archaic beast.
Also, has anyone ever installed a Sea Screen in their yachts to prevent this from happening?
Thank you!
Ok, so I have a 1978 E34 moored in salt water. We've replaced the carb, oil filter, water separator, impeller, hoses, and much much more. We have it all dialed in when idling at the dock. Spits water normally and hums right along. We took her out of the slip recently and I noticed immediately white steam/smoke coming out of what appeared to be the water exhaust. As we slowly left the marina, I checked the temp guage, and it was maxed out, so we quickly turned it around back to the slip. My friend noticed that it was no longer spitting water while we were in gear.
Wondering if we may have sucked something into the impeller causing it to jam up. Like I said, it was spitting just fine while in port/idle. Wasn't till we put it in gear till we noticed the temp issue. At this point, I'm considering mounting a 30hp outboard and giving up on this archaic beast.
Also, has anyone ever installed a Sea Screen in their yachts to prevent this from happening?
Thank you!