No tell-tail of water spitting out!

[Karl817]

I've a used motor that I had a new water pump installed.
Put the motor in a garbage can full of water and run the motor. After about 3-4 maybe 5 minutes still no water dribbling out of the tell-tail.
There are 2 hoses coming out of the thermostat housing that are leaking water - and I've replaced them with new. No leaks but still nothing out of the tell-tail.

1969 Johnson 115

[Rusrog]

I know around here we have a lot of what I call 'plug bugs'... The are small and can get into orifices the size of the tell tale. They get in there, pack it full of mud and such and they pack it tight. Take a pair of pliers and sqeeze the hose and see if you feel a hard spot as you work your way up. I'll bet you find one at some point in the pee hose.

Just a suggestion...

Russ Rogers
Ft Worth TX

[crazy horse]

Take a piece of weed wacker line and run it in and out of the pisser and see how far it goes up into the hose> ;)

[SKATER241]

If You Have Access To A Compressor Take A Blow Gun With No More Than Thirty Pounds Of Air Pressure And Blow Into Your Water Pick-ups.this Will Usually Clear Any Obstructions.

[150aintenuff]

un hook the tele tale where it comes off the block to be sure you have water circulation to the port... then check the line for obstructions...

[godspeed]

pieces of old water pump jambed in the water tube i saw that a couple times :eek:

[capnzee]

After 5 minutes is the engine cooling or is it getting hot (to the touch). Is water passing through the powerhead? You could make a check at the thermostats by pulling one off then starting the engine and looking for water where the thermostat bolts on. I have run engines in a tank that was a little low on water and the engine pump was not deep enough to pick up the prime. Make sure you have plenty of water in the barrel, if your engine is getting hot, don't worry about the pisser--if the engine is cooling, do as the guys in front of me suggested! :) Capnzee

[EMDSAPMGR]

What year is the engine? OMC v-4 telltales didn't begin until 1978.

[Karl817]

The motor is a 1969 Johnson 115. V-4
The waterpump is new, and the one I replaced didn't have any missing pieces.
It looks to me that the water comes up and goes thru the engine and into a housing (Thermostats?). The hoses from the heads port/starbord were rotten and I replaced them because they were leaking.
I bet the thermostats are frozen shut.
I've been thumbing thru the manual, there's 2 thermostats and springs and whatnot in that housing. The manual says I gotta pull the powerhead up in order to get at the housing to change all that in there. I don't want to pull the powerhead, I think that's more than I want to tackle.

[EMDSAPMGR]

When your engine comes up to operating temp, (thermostat open) the engine should emit a water mist out of the exhaust relief ports. If you put your hand there, it should get eventually get wet. If so, the thermostat is working properly. The block should come up to 143 degrees-warm to the touch, but not hot. If the block is hot, you need to service the thermostat housing. Replace the thermostat. There are small water passages in the housing-they all must be open. If plugged, could be a source of overheating. The top of the housing and it's insides should be serviceable without removing the powerhead. You may need to unbolt the lower motor cover to completely remove it. Be sure the check valve is free and intact. It will open at higher speeds and provide more cooling.