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    Honda BF45 - How hot is too hot?

    One of my Honda BF45s has a weaker cooling water telltale outlet stream than the other, and the casing gets hotter to touch. After 10 minutes running (out of the sea) at 2,000 rpm, the metal part of the casing (either side of the engine oil drain hole) gets quite hot to touch. I havn't measured...
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    Honda BF45A - outlet water flow rate

    Hi,<br /><br />I have a pair of 9 year old BF45A outboards. When the boat is out of the water and I flush them with the muffs, I notice different flow rates in the outlet cooling water.<br /><br />On the starboard engine, the flow from the telltale is very strong, but the flow out through the...
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    Honda BF45 - impeller bits in water jacket

    I recently bought a 9 year old BF45, and I've noticed the cooling water telltale (pee hole) getting blocked regularly, and the flow is weak even when it's not blocked. I took off the thermostat, and found a lot of small rubber fragments around it, which I assume are bits of the impeller blades...
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