15 horse evinrude?

[tomfromblaine]

I was at a friends house today and we pulled 4 different motors out of the shed and decided to get them running, when we put the evinrude in the barrel and run it no water came from the pee hole so we did the usual cleaning with no joy so we put the muff on and started it and it's peeing like a champ but we did not try the barrel again, do I try the barrel again and if it don't pee just replace the impeller. I looked around alittle and didn't see a pump like unit anywhere although I may have had my hand on it and didn't know it. I think it's a 97 with dark mettalic blue paint. any Ideas??

[Phred52]

Tom, I'd go ahead and replace the impeller. With the hose pressure pushing the water it looks like it's working fine, But, when it has to draw water on its own it can't. Get a look at a manual (Library?) to see where you need to go, and take yer time. Luck at ya, Phred52

[tomfromblaine]

Thanks Phred, I've been givin' it some thought after my post and it seems thats the best way to go I just hope it's an easy one to replace

[Valv]

You will not "see" the pump from outside, is built inside lower unit of motor.

A manual will help you a lot.

[tomfromblaine]

Ya' thats the way my week has been, I'm thinkin' she's going to get tested in the barrel again with the hope that the muff cleared it out, in the mean time I think I have some old manuals around somewhere, if not this project may get put on the back burner awhile. thanks for the info guys...

[fishmobile]

Try the barrel again. I just had the same thing happen with a 15hp 'rude. I hauled it to a shop where they put the muffs on and it peed fine. They told me not to run it in a barrel. What is the difference between a barrel and a lake, other than volume? My guess is that either something got jarred unstuck on the trip to the shop, or the muffs unstuck something. I put it back in the barrel and now it works fine.

[tomfromblaine]

Well I did try the barrel again yesterday and its working great, let her run for 1/2 hour and its "smoooth" and the pee water never even got warm. I like it when I don't have to work on things other then preventative maint