Motor "Discoveries"

[piemma]

Originally Posted by JFigliuolo

Regardless of what the dealer told you, the yamaha manuals clearly state NOT to run the engine on the flushing port. There is the possibility of too little water to th impeller and burning it out.

Not saying it will cause instant death or the world to end... just that yamaha specifically says NOT to do it even though many do and have no issues.

Interesting. I have never run it for long but when I start up in the Spring I run it for a couple of minutes. Of course, I change the entire water pump assembly including the impeller every year so maybe that's why I have never had a problem.

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by piemma

Interesting. I have never run it for long but when I start up in the Spring I run it for a couple of minutes. Of course, I change the entire water pump assembly including the impeller every year so maybe that's why I have never had a problem.

The flush port is just that, a flush port and not intended to run the motor.
Can you run using it, if you are replacing the water pump assembly every year, as that bitch Hillary says, “What difference does it make”
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