AQ125A - Starting boat out of the water?

[xsnoboard]

I want to start my boat safely out of the water. I have a volvo penta aq125a with a closed cooling system. Would I still need to hook up some sort of hose? I read that volvo engines has a garden hose attachment. Would that apply to a closed cooling system as well? I can't find anything but I want to make sure I don't mess anything up.

 

[Bondo]

Re: AQ125A - Starting boat out of the water?

I want to start my boat safely out of the water. I have a volvo penta aq125a with a closed cooling system. Would I still need to hook up some sort of hose? I read that volvo engines has a garden hose attachment. Would that apply to a closed cooling system as well? I can't find anything but I want to make sure I don't mess anything up.

Ayuh,.... Yer motor still has a raw water pump with a rubber impeller to supply water to cool the antifreeze in the heat exchanger,....

So,... Yes, you Still need to supply a steady stream of water to run it safely...

I donno how yer's is plumbed, so can't say as to a hose hookup...

 

[Don S]

Re: AQ125A - Starting boat out of the water?

You need a set of muffs to hook a hose to the outdrive. http://www.iboats.com/Volvo-Motor-Flusher/dm/*******.190565558--session_id.826263143--view_id.484764

You also need to plug the secondary pickup hole in the bottom of the outdrive.


I use the tapered end off a tube of sealant and had it attached to the muffs with a piece of wire so I never forgot to remove it from the drive when done.

 

[xsnoboard]

Re: AQ125A - Starting boat out of the water?

Thanks, I actually just lowered the outdrive into a a big tub of water. shooting water out the exhaust so I assume its doing its job.... Now if I can get the thing to rev up...

 

[Maclin]

Re: AQ125A - Starting boat out of the water?

Be sure to keep a fresh supply of water going into the tub to keep from recycling wamer and warmer water. Any way you do this it will get really wet around there