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Tell-tale "pisser" stream actually means what?
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 |
Tell-tale "pisser" stream actually means what?
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.... |
Tell-tale "pisser" stream actually means what?
On Jun 13, 4:33*pm, Tim wrote:
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.... The thermostat is closed when the motor is first started, and you still have the tell-tale stream, so it doesn't indicate anything about the thermostat. That is, unless you want to argue that you can tell by the strength of the stream if it's open or not. I beleive it was meant to be an indication that the impeller is working, and the water intakes aren't clogged. |
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