whatdaya think?

for the first time this year i fired up the boat motor, i had it in a big tub of water that completely covers the lower unit, after several minutes of cranking she finally started( its a 1988 evinrude vr4 110 hp) after starting it took awhile for it to start peeing and when it did it came out strong then decreased in strength, after running for about 10 mins an alarm started going off and the pee stream was still running but very warm to the touch and not as strong.

could it be water pump/impeller needs replaced ?

whatever it is, THIS AINT NO WAY TO START THE SEASON:(

I have read this concerning motors that haven't been run for years, but I think it is good info for some yearly to-dos if your boat is stored for many months.
It sounds like the impeller may not be working properly (read my signature at the bottom of my post, cause' I don't know a heck of allot about boats and motors:))
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Thanks rugs, I`m hoping its just the thermostat, but I`m gonna haul it up to the boat shop next week and get it looked at by someone who knows what they are doing cause I dont know jack about em.

My guess is an impeller,they are cheap and easy to put in and i would bet that would fix it.

Same thing happened to us 2 years ago, only out on the water. It was the impeller/water pump. Took it to bass pro and they fixed it in no time, pretty cheap too.

I just had the impeller replaced in my motor. it's a cheap easy fix and shoud be done every 3 or 4 years. hope youre is an easy fix now it could it pushed a loose partical in the exit line, try back flushing it then restart and check it out

Just had mine replaced last Friday & the shop, that did it said it looked ok but was starting to curl. Due to sitting. I replace my w/p every 2 yrs.

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Just had mine replaced last Friday & the shop, that did it said it looked ok but was starting to curl. Due to sitting. I replace my w/p every 2 yrs.

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X2 something this cheap to do but so important is not worth taking a chance on.

Thanks for the input guys, I`ve only had the boat for a year and the motor is 22 years old and since I have no idea what kind of upkeep the previous owner/s have done to it I`m just gonna take it to a mechanic and have everything checked just to be on the safe side, also I think I`m gonna have the VRO disconnected and just mix the gas/oil

You better get it in now johnnylaw you dont want to miss out on the fishing.

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You better get it in now johnnylaw you dont want to miss out on the fishing.

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yea i know! been waintin for 6 months to go fishin and now this crap happens:mad:

need to run up to the lake and see if its thawed any, hopefully this rain and warmer temps have sped things up a bit

x3 on the water pump replacement. It is way to cheap and simple of a repair/maintenance to not do it when it starts acting iffy or it has been 3 or 4 years. As for taking it for a good once over I agree as well, might cost you a little up front but a lot cheaper than a whole new motor. The VRO disconnect on a motor of that age I agree completely, another simple thing that can cost you the motor.

Now I have a question for you all. I think Johnny us using the best method to test his motor using a barrel with a lot of water. Some people swear by the boots but I always thought the water pressure from the hose could potentially hide water pump issues. What do you all think?

Sounds like the Impeller. Good to get her changed out.

Always good to pull the hose off the nozzle that sticks through the cowling every now and then. Sometimes that real fine wood on the water gets stuck on the nozzle. Also to good to make sure mud dabbers haven't plugged up the port.

Any hoo a weak stream is never a good thing. Just ask a Urologist.

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x3 on the water pump replacement. It is way to cheap and simple of a repair/maintenance to not do it when it starts acting iffy or it has been 3 or 4 years. As for taking it for a good once over I agree as well, might cost you a little up front but a lot cheaper than a whole new motor. The VRO disconnect on a motor of that age I agree completely, another simple thing that can cost you the motor.

Now I have a question for you all. I think Johnny us using the best method to test his motor using a barrel with a lot of water. Some people swear by the boots but I always thought the water pressure from the hose could potentially hide water pump issues. What do you all think?

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Yea I used the muffs last year and did not trust them at all, didnt seem to me like the muffs was gettin enuff water in there so i decided to get a 50 gal water tank from orschelns,which is deep enuff to lower the motor into it and pretty much submerge the lower end.

I`ve decided to take it to the shop tues and have it gone over, fix the alarm/impeller issue, tune up and plugs, disconnect vro , I think I will feel better about things

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Now I have a question for you all. I think Johnny us using the best method to test his motor using a barrel with a lot of water. Some people swear by the boots but I always thought the water pressure from the hose could potentially hide water pump issues. What do you all think?

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I used muffs last spring, had the motor running well, went to the lake and it ran like crap.
I learned that you need the back pressure on the exhaust by having it in the water in order to get the timing and carb set correctly (51 year old motor if that makes any difference)

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I used muffs last spring, had the motor running well, went to the lake and it ran like crap.
I learned that you need the back pressure on the exhaust by having it in the water in order to get the timing and carb set correctly (51 year old motor if that makes any difference)

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holy smokes rugs! a 51 year old motor!:eek: thats awsome!!! mines 22 years old and i hope it lasts as long as yours

I just picked up a 1964 motor...looks better than me..younger too!!

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holy smokes rugs! a 51 year old motor!:eek: thats awsome!!! mines 22 years old and i hope it lasts as long as yours

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1960 Sea King, 35 hp manufactured 1959, it still needs some work, but when I had it running, it seems like it's going to be pretty good,

droppd off the boat at the shop, guy said the problem sounded like the water pump, will know more after they get it in and look it over.

smithville marine?

nah, took it to the shop at lake viking, its closer to home, i was gonna take it to smithville on my way to work but decided not to

it took awhile for it to start peeing and when it did it came out strong then decreased in strength, after running for about 10 mins an alarm started going off and the pee stream was still running but very warm to the touch and not as strong.

could it be water pump/impeller needs replaced ?

whatever it is, THIS AINT NO WAY TO START THE SEASON:([/QUOTE]


Uh oh! It could be an enlarged prostate. Better go to the doctor.

HAHA! GUESS THAT DID SOUND KINDA BAD HUH,,,:eek::D

What my dealer said was to blow out my holes with a air hose to keep stuff from getting in them.

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What my dealer said was to blow out my holes with a air hose to keep stuff from getting in them.

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"my holes"..... that might be painful, DMW! :eek:

got a call from the boat shop today, the guy said they ran the sh!!t out of the boat motor and could never get an alarm to go off, he said the only thing they could think was that the alarm sensor was getting a false reading, he said they ran it in the shop and when nothing happened they took it out on the lake and still nuttin!,,,soo i guess thats a good thing, my luck when i go to the lake next week the dang thing will probably blow up or sumthin:eek:

We will hope for the best. Should run fine for you.

well I would talk to them and ask them if they are guaranteeing their work and if it does it again they are going to do the work for free labor