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    Just started my SX200TXRB for the first time using a hose and muffler. Started up great - it took a minute but I got some weak water flow out the pee hole - but I have never had great water pressure in the hose. After a couple minutes the buzzer started to go off. I shut it right down and gave it a few minutes but the buzzer went off again as soon as I started it up. The water pump is 2 years old. Any other diagnostics I can do? Should I bring it to the launch and start it up there to see if running it completely submerged will improve the flow? Any other conditions I should check to make sure its an overheat buzzer? The oil reservoir is full. Thanks.

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    welcome to yammys

    piss poor cooling systems and over priced parts

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    • #3
      Originally posted by 01walter View Post
      Just started my SX200TXRB for the first time using a hose and muffler. Started up great - it took a minute but I got some weak water flow out the pee hole - but I have never had great water pressure in the hose. After a couple minutes the buzzer started to go off. I shut it right down and gave it a few minutes but the buzzer went off again as soon as I started it up. The water pump is 2 years old. Any other diagnostics I can do? Should I bring it to the launch and start it up there to see if running it completely submerged will improve the flow? Any other conditions I should check to make sure its an overheat buzzer? The oil reservoir is full. Thanks.
      yep, might want to have a look at your gauges to see what they tell you the alarm is when it goes off.
      But then trying it submerged in water would be a good idea also since you said your wayer pressure was not any good

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        Unfortunately I don't have a temp gauge of any sort - the console has analog dials without a temp indicator. I tried to submerge the lower unit in a garbage can but its not wide enough to fit the entire unit. I guess I'll take it to the dock and sit at idle for a bit to see. I talked with the mechanic at my marina today and he felt that it was likely that the muffs were not providing enough water flow - best tested with the unit submerged. We will see this weekend....

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        • #5
          even if the gauges do not have temp read out they should have an alarm set up to let you know what alarm is coming in when it does

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