Why does the water pump not start spraying water right away when the water is real cold? It takes a couple minutes before it does. It runs great have that.
March 24, 2013 at 8:48 pm
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75 yamaha 4 stroke
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March 24, 2013 at 8:55 pm #1155746
Thermostat to bring the engine temp up faster in cold weather.
March 24, 2013 at 8:56 pm #1155747The tattle tail line is very small diameter and that coupled with below freezing temps can clog with an ice particle that thaws with a little motor heat. Best bet is to take it easy till it flows and not run her to hard till warmed up.
March 24, 2013 at 9:12 pm #1155751Could the water pump be worn enough that it takes it a little longer to pump water though the engine?
March 24, 2013 at 9:22 pm #1155754Thermostat is not open yet.
March 24, 2013 at 10:04 pm #1155761Quote:
Thermostat is not open yet.
The same thing use to happen on my 60hp Merc 4-stroke, always scared the crap out of me
There were several times I was ready to throw the boat back on the trailer cause I thought something was wrong
It’s normal in cold weather for it to take a few min to warm up enough before it starts to pee
March 24, 2013 at 10:10 pm #1155765yup…. normal, happens on my Yamaha 115… I also freaked first time.
March 25, 2013 at 2:54 am #1155846Same thing on my 75hp. Just take it easy until it starts peeing. Let it sit and idle or just run at slow speed. Had one very cold trip where it never did thaw out. I always figured it was just a frozen line.
March 25, 2013 at 8:14 pm #1156086Normally I just let it idle til it starts spraying. Just always wondered why it took a few minutes in cold weather.
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