df-140 no water with earmuffs

[Randy fishes]

Hello! I'm new to the site. Just purchased a 100 hour 2003 DF-140. Got it home hooked up water with earmuffs. Started instantly. Let it run for about 60 seconds but no water came out anywhere. Is there a delay or should water start flowing right away. My 1st 4 stroke..Go Saints

 

[phwrd]

Re: df-140 no water with earmuffs

No water output = Problem.

If the muffs are on right and you turned on the water.

You got a problem.

Don't run it until you check the inpeller or you are gonna have bigger problems.

 

[JRJ]

Re: df-140 no water with earmuffs

You should get water out the exhaust fairly quickly. Good luck.

 

[Randy fishes]

Re: df-140 no water with earmuffs

It comes out the exhaust but there isn't any stream coming out of a little hole anywhere.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: df-140 no water with earmuffs

If water is coming out of the prop hub, then the tell tale is plugged. Look for a plastic fitting at the back of the engine cowl. Stick a needle into the hole and try again.

 

[jevery]

Re: df-140 no water with earmuffs

Had a friend with a new boat that wasn't getting a telltale using muffs though he was getting water out of the hub. Of course he was concerned and drug it to the lake where he found he had a good telltale with the boat in the water. Seems that his muffs, (twin feed type), didn't have enough spring tension for sufficient seal against the housing, because when he wrapped a bungee over the muffs he got a normal stream out of the telltale.