New way to Flush an O/B ?

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I was down at the river camp watching the water rising and watched a man flushing his outboard for the winter storing season..He was flushing it at the tell-tale water stream outlet . This is where his water supply was going to. He had a Mercury engine that looked like it may be a 2000 or newer. Is this a new idea or just an old one that's rarely done this way?....regards.....Tom

 

[snapperbait]

Re: New way to Flush an O/B ?

Old idea, but many of the newer Mercurys, and other engines as well; have a garden hose fitting near the exhaust specifically for flushing... It's nice because you don't need to run the engine to flush it...

 

[Elmer Fudge]

Re: New way to Flush an O/B ?

Hmm! How exactly does that process work? would that be like back flushing? I'm somewhat intrigued.

 

[Old Jarhead]

Re: New way to Flush an O/B ?

He just thouht he was flushing his Mrec. The tell tale by-passes the head on newer Mercury's. [told to me by a Merc. mechanic]<br /><br />It's just meant to show the water pump is working.

 

[Jerry M.]

Re: New way to Flush an O/B ?

Besides, if you flush without the motor running, how does the salt get off the impeller, pump, etc.<br /><br />Jerry