260 otboard question

[free-toe]

greetings, today i put my 260 into san diego bay for the summer. when i left the launch ramp i noticed that the stream of h20 from my suzuki 9.9 was good. i checked it a few times on the way to our summer slip which is about a 2 hour motor (good for charging the battery). when i got to the slip i noticed the stream had stopped, however when i put my finger to the oulet i could feel a jet of warm air being expelled. i had the motor serviced at the begining of last season and replaced the impellor of the h20 pump. the tech said i should be good for at least 2 seasons. i always rinse and flush the motor after every sail. what's going on? any ideas woul be appreciated... fairwinds. dan

 

[Ed childres]

Check the impeller

If you ran the engine without seeing water (steam or hot air don't count) coming out for over a minute you probably have bad rubber / plastic water impeller. The impeller will destroy itself and then destroy the pump housing (if plastic) if you do not have water flow. Check for blockage of the water inlet.

 

[free-toe]

thanks Ed

i checked with the suzuki dealer, and he had me check the h20 outlet. seems it was blocked and forcing the h20 out the bottom. all is well now . thanks again.