9.9 Suzuki not peeing hard.

[9.9 Suzuki]

To anyone who can help. I have a 1996 9.9hp Suzuki outboard. For the last year the pee stream is not coming out as hard as it once did. Sometimes it only dribles out. My mechanic told me that because the pee stream hose (where it comes out of) is so small it is easy to get blocked up. Is there anything i can do to help it without pulling everything apart?

 

[Whoopbass]

Re: 9.9 Suzuki not peeing hard.

Pull the "pee" hose off the lower cowl so all that you have is the hose.
If the stream doesn't improve with the larger opening drop the lower unit and inspect the impeller.
While you have the lower unit off stick a hose with a jet nozzle into the water pick up tube and blow it out. If you don't get a real good stream with the hose then you have a serious blockage.

If you don't know how to remove the lower unit get a manual. It's a very easy job and if you get stuck just come back and ask questions.

 

[gcboat]

Re: 9.9 Suzuki not peeing hard.

First off it's not a "pee hole" - it's a tell tale. Just pull off the hose and either blow some air or water through there - should clear up that little problem. If not then start saving some boat bucks for a new impeller.

 

[slasmith1]

Re: 9.9 Suzuki not peeing hard.

May I also suggest a good urologist.

 

[OmniPo]

Re: 9.9 Suzuki not peeing hard.

Before you start going crazy taking things apart.... grab a foot or so of weed-whacker string and try to clear-out your telltale hole. If that doesn't work, then it deserves some further inspection.

 

[9.9 Suzuki]

Re: 9.9 Suzuki not peeing hard.

I will give it a go. Thanks for your help.

 

[Pas Bon]

Re: 9.9 Suzuki not peeing hard.

First off it's not a "pee hole" - it's a tell tale. .

So when you and your buddy are fishing and you look back and notice no water stream from his motor, don't tell him his motor ain't "peeing"...tell him it's not "tell taling"


Pardon me Frank but I have noticed your marine engine is not "tell taling"... May I have another dixie cup of chardonay please. Oh and would you kindly pass the night crawlers?

 

[James R]

Re: 9.9 Suzuki not peeing hard.

The advice about clearing the telltale is good but if the impeller has not been replaced in the last year I recommend that you do that right away.
If the impeller fails you run the risk of an overheated and ruined motor and at the very least bits of the impeller clogging up the waterways. In either case you will have a big problem.
Whilst the impeller is off check for scoring on the plate and cup. Scoring will definately reduce your cooling water flow.

 

[Marion Moore]

Re: 9.9 Suzuki not peeing hard.

I think it is more important to take the LU off and pull the water pump impeller out to exercise the bolts annually than actually repacing the impeller just because it is one year old. This gives you a chance to look at everything and take it all apart and put it back together.

By the way I'm sure most of you know that the tell tale is only a visual that the water pump is working. If you KNOW the impeller is pumping water because you took it all apart and replaced or checked everything you don't have to stress too bad over not seeing water but it isn't something you can affort to neglect. It would only take a little grass wrapped around your intake to overheat the engine in a few minutes.

 

[grid]

Re: 9.9 Suzuki not peeing hard.

Okay...a 96? 13 years on an impeller? The larger 'Zukis could get away with that because of the size of the impeller, but the smaller ones break blades after a couple of years. Remember that this model also has the water discharge (pee-hole, tell-tale, whatever) from under the block, as opposed to out of the exhaust cover on some OMCs. As the engine sits unused, the water residue turns to crust, and unfortunately the crust doesn't dissolve when the engine's next run, but chips up and blocks the hole. Your mechanic is right in telling you there's really nothing you can do, short of pulling the powerhead--or changing the impeller, if you haven't already. Remember the years of yore when there was only a discharge straight out the back of the engine, and you never even looked at it? Nothing's really changed. As long as you have that discharge, and your rev limiter or warning hasn't kicked in, and you occasionally do a temp test at the thermostat housing, you don't need to worry a bunch about the (visible side discharge/tell-tale/pee-hole). And I've moved up to Gruyere and Pinot Grigio, thank you.

 

[9.9 Suzuki]

Re: 9.9 Suzuki not peeing hard.

Thanks alot guys for your replys. I think i will buy a manual for the suzuki and have a crack at checking the impeller myself. I let you know the verdict.