Where should the water come out on a 1975 70 horse johnson

[gorrillaunit303]

hello, I just bought a boat that has a 70 horse power johnson power shift ll looped charge outboard eng. Me and my grandfather started it up and he noticed there was no water coming out the two holes mid point on the back of the engine.he sayed that is were it should come out..I called a boat repair place and he said it comes out the bottom on driver side of the engine.that the two holes were the exaust..my grandfather incisted it comes from the two holes ..so I called another shop and he says its supposed to come from the two holes..so my qustion is were does the water that cools the engine suppossed to come from...thank you

 

[Dusty279]

Re: Where should the water come out on a 1975 70 horse johnson

I have a '76 85hp Rude, and the water comes out of the two holes. You either have to be in the lake or have muffs on. If you don't have water coming out, change the impeller. Needs to be done every two years. How long has it been since it has been changed? If not sure, change it, it's not hard (if I can do it anyone can)

 

[gorrillaunit303]

Re: Where should the water come out on a 1975 70 horse johnson

were's the impeller and how do you change it? and thanks for your reply.

 

[billy4hp]

Re: Where should the water come out on a 1975 70 horse johnson

were's the impeller and how do you change it? and thanks for your reply.

The impeller is in the waterpump that is bolted to the top of the lower unit. I would advise you to get an OEM shop manual for your year and model. Some people wing it without it, their decision. There are also some video's on You Tube that show what it take to change and impeller but it may not be your exact model so some steps could be different or not required at all...

You can get your impeller kit right here at Iboats....

Good luck....