hi everyone. i have a new to me 20 hp merc 2 stroke, got it going great , idled, revved up, lots of water from tattle tale pee hole. shifted her into gear and all was well.
then, after an hour, went back to run it again and it stumbled, stuttered, no pee hole water. i couldn't believe it.
i blew air up the small pee hole, took the hose off the pee hole bottom connetor and blew up it and bubbles came up from the vents under water in the barrel! does this mean the tube underwater came off it's connector?
what to do now? i know the hose isn't blocked, but i'm blowing bubbles at the other end and i am thinking something came apart.
by the way, on the ohter side of the engine is a screw missing in what i presume is the water jacket. someone on a help site said he pushed water through this opening to clear things up, but if i can blow all of the way down to the vents in the water, seems pretty unobstructed to me.
thanks for any help.
then, after an hour, went back to run it again and it stumbled, stuttered, no pee hole water. i couldn't believe it.
i blew air up the small pee hole, took the hose off the pee hole bottom connetor and blew up it and bubbles came up from the vents under water in the barrel! does this mean the tube underwater came off it's connector?
what to do now? i know the hose isn't blocked, but i'm blowing bubbles at the other end and i am thinking something came apart.
by the way, on the ohter side of the engine is a screw missing in what i presume is the water jacket. someone on a help site said he pushed water through this opening to clear things up, but if i can blow all of the way down to the vents in the water, seems pretty unobstructed to me.
thanks for any help.