Re: cooling problems 1987 force 125
will do that today, it was removed by a licensed mechanic about 4 years ago and he installed a temp guage on it, it normally runs well below 120 degrees even while trolling for long periods, i removed the foot again yesterday and inspected every thing again, also pressurize the water pump to validate flow thru water pump and pick up, no blockage, i then hooked up a hose to the flow tube to see if i got a good flow thru it there, i do get a good flow but it is coming out thru the exaust flow area, i removed the thermostate cover and run water through that area and i get flow thru there also, like i said before it only runs hot when idling,when i give it a little gas it cools off significantly,would ther be any type of a splash plate or pan that may be worn out in side the motor, reason i ask is that the first time i had motor rebuilt back in 1995 it ran hot when i was breaking it in so i took it to another shop and the mechanic there went back into it and said that a wash plate or splash pan or something like that wasnt replaced when it was first rebuilt and it was wore out ,but that was years ago and my memory has faded since then (guess it goes with age ) ,i mostly run it in salt water and flush it after every use, i am also trying to find a shop manual on it locally so far no luck
