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    Popped through the intake.

    The slag on the points may be throwing the timing off enough to cause the popping..
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    Honda BF75L cooling water issues

    That diagram came from an old factory manual I have lying around from 1979..
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    Lowering the bunks . . .

    I'm probably missing something but how is an inch and a half gonna help? Your ramp must be almost level..
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    Fiberglass cracking - BRAND NEW R4 Surf 2023

    Sloppy layup schedule and a good chance that additional flaws will show up soon...
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    Need to check shutters… any tips?

    If you're confident in the condition of the elbow then do it leaving the elbow in place. Mine were rotten from rust so I got new ones..
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    Need to check shutters… any tips?

    I would loosen the clamps at the Y pipe remove the water feed hoses to the elbow then pull the elbow bolts and remove the elbow and down elbow as a single unit.. nothing gets misaligned so it will go back easy...
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    Replaced Bellows now gears won't engage fully?

    Yep I'm guessing that the bell crank and cable got separated during drive install..
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    Advice Needed on Boat Repair.

    Yep just a couple of inches above the water works fine for most...
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    Replaced Bellows now gears won't engage fully?

    disconnect the lower cable from the shift plate and see if you can shift it by hand. You may need a new cable even if it looks fine on the outside its the inside that counts...
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    Honda BF75L cooling water issues

    The intake is always cooled by the excess and that's good..
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    Honda BF75L cooling water issues

    If you look at the diagram I posted you will see the fresh water goes directly to the block and excess goes to the telltale.. when the water in the block reaches operating temperature the thermostat opens an allows the water into the head and then out the exhaust..
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    Honda BF75L cooling water issues

    I think that what you don't see is if the thermostat is not there the water just flows freely thru the motor and offers very little cooling..
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    Honda BF75L cooling water issues

    You're lost me but maybe this will help you
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    Is there a way to tell if the impeller is working?

    Ok, big old bucket and a swimming pool for most of us is two different things. But yeah, if you have a couple hundred gals of water in your tank your probably good..
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    Replaced Bellows now gears won't engage fully?

    That's an easy connection to loose when shoving 75lbs of drive into position..
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    Did a little saltwater fishing in SC last week.

    You guys look like it was a good time..
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    Is there a way to tell if the impeller is working?

    Not for a small outboard, but you would need a livestock water barrel for a I/O.
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    Replaced Bellows now gears won't engage fully?

    What makes you think the gears aren't engaged fully? The design of the shift dogs pull themselves together once they get introduced to each other...
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    Honda BF75L cooling water issues

    You have the gist of it, the thermostat holds water in the block until the temp opens it up, then the hot water is released to the exhaust. You probably should get a thermostat. I think cool water is just moving thru the engine without the thermostat and passing hot water thru the telltale the...
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    Is there a way to tell if the impeller is working?

    The pump can't magically create water volume it will pull what you offer. Back the boat into the lake and then try,,
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