75' Mercury Outboard won't pee (tried everything)

ru4uf

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I have a 1975, 4.5 hp mercury outboard that runs great but won't pee little more than a drop. I have changed the entire water pump assembly including impeller (obviously), have flushed all of the water line segments with a water hose from top to bottom and in reverse, removed the powerhead from the drive shaft housing, cleaned all the cooling ports and replaced with a new gasket and have removed the pickup screen and checked for blockage...clean as well. The manual I have doesn't seem to indicate that this particular motor has a thermostat. Any suggestions would be appreciated<br />.
 

ru4uf

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Re: 75' Mercury Outboard won't pee (tried everything)

I have a 1975, 4.5 hp mercury outboard that runs great but won't pee little more than a drop. I have changed the entire water pump assembly including impeller (obviously), have flushed all of the water line segments with a water hose from top to bottom and in reverse, removed the powerhead from the drive shaft housing, cleaned all the cooling ports and replaced with a new gasket and have removed the pickup screen and checked for blockage...clean as well. The manual I have doesn't seem to indicate that this particular motor has a thermostat. Any suggestions would be appreciated
 
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