Recent content by robertp37642

Ive got my battery in the front and my fuel tank in the middle of my 14' and it balanced out great. 14' delhi 8hp evenfude

Got the new pump today from ebay today, (got the complete kit with housing). 20 min later and were pumping water, yeeha my first time working on a boat motor so I learned a new trick lol. I build streetrods for a living so I figured id try and it worked. Ill be on the water this weekend. Thanks...

Pulled the lower unit off today to check pump and found impeller was split in the middle. Got a new complete pump ordered should be back on water by the weekend.

I took it out for a test drive today still no water from tell tale so it looks like im going to put a water pump in it. Water line was at least 7'' above seam between lower and mid section of motor. Good news was no leaks in boat and moving battery to front made boat sit perfectly level in...

New question. I noticed today a puddle of oil under motor that appears to be coming from the prop and 2 holes in the front of lower unit that water came out of when I pulled it up out of water. ive had outboard years ago but don't remember if they done this or not. There wasn't any oil until I...

I give it another try today, started by filling barrel to overflow then pulled tale tell hose off and poured water down from top and fired it up. IT WORKED very strong stream. I let it run for a few minutes cut it off and put the cover back on it. Decided to try it one more time and all I got...

Thanks for info. Ill double check my water level in the mourning but I had it over the water intake. I read online that I should of had it in gear when running in a barrel to prevent exhast from blowing water away from intake screen.

I just baught a 14' Delphi in great shape with an 8hp evenrude motor its a 1993 model. I put it in a barrel of water to test it today and after sitting for a few years it fired right up. It only has 30 hours on it and looks like new. My question is there was no water coming from the motor...