2004 8HP 4-Stroke

[fishon_gethenet]

Hello everyone, first post on this board. I have 2004 8HP 4-stroke. This morning I went out to start it with the hose/muffs and noticed that there was no water coming out of the hole? I turned it off as soon as I noticed. Went over turned the hose up a little higher started the engine and no water? Do you think my impeller is shot? It was working fine a few months ago??

Thanks in advance,

[slim]

check the pee hole. they get stopped up with dirt diver nests. stick a paper clip in it.

the muffs really do not work that great on some motors
try a garbage can or something big like that

[fishon_gethenet]

Thanks, I'll check out the hole to see if it's clogged up..

The muffs worked fine before? It's strange..I'll try it with a bucket of water to see what happens..

[kingfish]

Please let us know how this thing goes. My 2004 8HP 4s kicker is running water before it even starts, so it sure sounds like *something* is wrong.

[fishon_gethenet]

I found the problem! I was talking to my buddy about it...he has a 225HP Yamaha 4s on his Parker. He was explaining that he only uses a bucket when he runs the engine out of the water. He said that those big engines do not pull water from the muffs like the smaller engines. He suggested that I disconnect the water line (it's the part that can connect directly to a garden hose) off of the engine. I did so. I screwed it off and plugged the garden hose into it. Turned on the hose and low-and-behold a small salt like rock came shooting out of the pee hole! There was a full water stream coming out of the hole once the rock was pushed out. Here's the strange part...I have never run the kicker in salt water?? I have run the 90HP in salt but I always flush it right after. I guess all the splashing around in salt clogged the pee hole on the 4s? I would have never thought of that? Anyways, I reconnected the hose and muffs and everything is back to normal. Water streams out of the pee hole without any problems now!!