I need help from a Mercury motorhead. I've never owned one of these black motors
I recently bought a boat with a '94 Merc 175XRi on it. I changed the water impeller, seals, etc myself and followed a correct procedure according to detailed instructions in a manual. When I bought it the impeller was shot.
When this engine idles for approximately 5 minutes the water stream out of the engine is quite hot, and the head on the engine is hot. The "pee" stream seems to spit and after idling awhile it would flow out in a light stream. At more throttle the stream is good and everything is perfect as far as engine temp (warm) and water cooling the engine. No alarms have gone off.
Is this normal for this motor? The mechanics I have talked to can't tell me for sure. I have nothing to compare to. I have torn the lower unit off several times to make sure everything was installed correctly and it was (according to the manual and mechanics who I talk to).
Every outboard I have owned had a nice stream that flowed with force and hardly ever changed temperature like this motor.
I really don't care about that.
Sad to say the best chance of a championship at the moment in this state is the Twolves.
Used to be such the fan, but the NBA lost me with the pick and roll.
But I'll watch come playoff time.
If KAT can't play worth a darn , the playoff run won't last long.
I thought I couldn’t dislike Glenn Taylor any more than I already did until today:
Glen Taylor with @ChadHartmanShow when asked if the reason for this happening is because the franchise might be worth double what he was selling it for:
"Partly so, yes. I have a responsibility to those who have been on this ride for the last 40 years."
Sellers remorse for sure but too bad for him the deal was inked 3 years ago. Hopefully the league has a way to arbitrate so it doesn’t go to court, but we will see.
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I need help from a Mercury motorhead. I've never owned one of these black motors
I recently bought a boat with a '94 Merc 175XRi on it. I changed the water impeller, seals, etc myself and followed a correct procedure according to detailed instructions in a manual. When I bought it the impeller was shot.
When this engine idles for approximately 5 minutes the water stream out of the engine is quite hot, and the head on the engine is hot. The "pee" stream seems to spit and after idling awhile it would flow out in a light stream. At more throttle the stream is good and everything is perfect as far as engine temp (warm) and water cooling the engine. No alarms have gone off.
Is this normal for this motor? The mechanics I have talked to can't tell me for sure. I have nothing to compare to.
I have torn the lower unit off several times to make sure everything was installed correctly and it was (according to the manual and mechanics who I talk to).
Every outboard I have owned had a nice stream that flowed with force and hardly ever changed temperature like this motor.
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