Re: [OMC-Boats] OMC-Boats Digest, Vol 28, Issue 42

Ron
I too use the clear plastic hoses on my 1970 Seasport.
Purchased mine from Lowes and as you may discover there is thin wall and
thick wall type. The pressures and temp limits are stamped on the hose. I
used the thick wall on all four connections and keep an eye on them at every
outing.
Ted Robinson
Terrebonne, Oregon
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> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] 70 Seasport - Cooling
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> Hi Ron,
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> Since the hoses attached to the cold water intake chamber there is no
> danger of the hoses enduring heat related issues.? The warmest point of
> contact will be at the exhaust manifold connector but as long as the pump
> is functioning and cool water flowing, the connector will never get hot
> enough to do damage to the hose.? I used the correct size clear hoses from
> Lowes (see attached pic).
>
> -Bill
> Dallas, TX
> 1970 Evinrude Explorer - 155 Buick V6 - OMC Sterndrive
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> --- On Tue, 8/18/09, Ron Mathewson <ron.mathewson@...> wrote:
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> From: Ron Mathewson <ron.mathewson@...>
> Subject: [OMC-Boats] 70 Seasport - Cooling
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> Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 7:31 PM
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> Bill/Andy,
> ?? ??? Thanks for the comments. The clear hoses you installed, are they a
> special temperature rated material, or something I can get at Lowes or
> Home Depot type store? I'm also going to pull my T-stat and check it out,
> before digging too deep. I do know that I never got warm water out of the
> "Telltale" or a "Hot" light when running off the hose in the driveway and
> when on the water it would get hot, but if I backed off the throttle it
> would cool down and light would go out. Do you have any pics of your
> engine with the clear hoses?
> ???
> ?Ron Mathewson
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> I just feel the need to suggest (again, I'm sure)?installing?clear hoses
> between the?intake connectors and the manifolds?so that no matter?the
> circumstance, you can instantly determine?if water is circulating.? It's
> the best and most anxiety reducing improvement I've done?on my boat!
> ?
> -Bill
> Dallas, TX
> 1970 Evinrude Explorer - 155 Buick V6 - OMC Sterndrive
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> --- On Tue, 8/18/09, Andy Perakes <aperakes@...> wrote:
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> From: Andy Perakes <aperakes@...>
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] 70 Seasport - Cooling
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> I've had two separate water pump failures, neither of which caused the
> belt to squeal.??As I recall, one failure was the bearings which
> eventually led to leaks and excessive end play, but no belt squeal.? The
> other failure was the impeller separating from the shaft -- virtually
> impossible to find without internal inspection (other than the obvious
> lack of?water flow).? If you can tell things are hotter than they should
> be then clearly its some kind of cooling problem.? I find I can get some
> feel for the pump condition my removing the hose and looking/feeling
> around inside.? That's an easy 2-minute check you can do before moving
> onto the more time consuming diagnostics.
> ?
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