autoarcheologist
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I'm just about ready to start our 1968 Evinrude that has been dormant for years. A mechanic put a new water pump in it, and I just replaced all the fuel lines and a few suspect wires.
I'd like to hook it up to water rather than dragging it all the way to a boat launch for the first test. But the water intake is just behind the prop, and from what I have read the original flush kits are long out of production.
Has anybody removed the water intake housing and hooked a hose directly to the tube inside? That's my plan for this morning, but wondering if I'm barking up the wrong tree. A large garbage can full of water is my second option, but I'd really like to figure out how to run it on just a hose for future maintenance as well.
Thanks!
Ian
I'd like to hook it up to water rather than dragging it all the way to a boat launch for the first test. But the water intake is just behind the prop, and from what I have read the original flush kits are long out of production.
Has anybody removed the water intake housing and hooked a hose directly to the tube inside? That's my plan for this morning, but wondering if I'm barking up the wrong tree. A large garbage can full of water is my second option, but I'd really like to figure out how to run it on just a hose for future maintenance as well.
Thanks!
Ian