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Old     (sgboarder)      Join Date: May 2007       07-04-2007, 12:19 PM Reply   
I hope that this makes sense to somebody and that I can get some help and advise from someone.

I am trying to find out what is wrong with my cooling system. My exhaust manifold is getting hot in just seconds. I have a 460 ford with a king kobra OMC outdrive. I have taken the tube off that is right after the outboard, and started the engine, and nothing is getting pumped through the tube. When I put my water hose through the tube, the water goes straight down and out through the impeller.

I guess my question is, would it be smart, or OK for me to bypass the impellar, and connect my hose directly to the tube which I have disconnected to see if the rest of the system is working just fine?
Old     (rob_pitchford)      Join Date: Nov 2004       07-04-2007, 12:38 PM Reply   
Wouldn't recommend it. Check your impellar and you will probably find that it needs replacing and usually the housing will need to be replaced as well. I would recommend flushing out your cooling system to ensure that parts of the wrecked impellar don't get stuck in the thermostat etc.
Old     (sgboarder)      Join Date: May 2007       07-04-2007, 12:54 PM Reply   
thanks Rob. How would I flush out the cooling system?

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