Blown engine...Need some advice

[Cobra Jet Steering LLC]

OUT OF WATER !!! I don't ever do that, you don't really believe you are getting the water out of the exhaust system by doing that ??? Because you won' t!!!

 

[Bennie]

OUT OF WATER !!! I don't ever do that, you don't really believe you are getting the water out of the exhaust system by doing that ??? Because you won' t!!!

I was just going by the Yamaha owners manual.

 

[rkluck]

I would rev each engine a few time when out of the water out to avoid freezing issues. I did not rev it very high and just two or three short bursts. It did push a lot of water out and I never had anything freeze.

 

[Cobra Jet Steering LLC]

Just sharing what works for me and why, after all it's your boat . I don't run water all over the outside of my engines after I use it either. I spray everything with whit lithium grease to cover it with a film but that's just how I deal with salt water use everyone has their own way. I do what works for me like car wash soap in the engine for flushing after every use.

 

[Bennie]

Just sharing what works for me and why, after all it's your boat . I don't run water all over the outside of my engines after I use it either. I spray everything with whit lithium grease to cover it with a film but that's just how I deal with salt water use everyone has their own way. I do what works for me like car wash soap in the engine for flushing after every use.

Really...wash soap and white lithium grease? (intrigued)

I had thought about the soap but was concerned about bubbles in the engines. I like the white lithium grease...are you applying that to all of your exposed jet parts?

 

[Cobra Jet Steering LLC]

Well the white lithium grease sticks to what you spray it on and it is inexpensive,readily available at Walmart or other places like that for less than 2 dollars a can. You can put it on the pumps cables electrical connections also .
As for the car wash soap , you can buy a large bottle just about anyplace, I put it in a squirt bottle and I make pigtails with the quick release fittings for my flush ports.
Once I attach the pigtail I squirt the car wash soap in the open end before connecting the hose coupler, I also have a shut off valve on my hose coupler so I can easily turn on the flush water or quickly turn it off . The reason for the car wash soap is the liquid wax in the soap leaves a film in the water jackets and helps to protect the metal from corrosion. I run the engines until I do not see any soap suds coming out the pump or exhaust it is probably only a couple of minutes actually.
Then I turn off the water, remove the hose and wait about 30 seconds to turn off the engine so the excess water drains out of the muffler .

 

[Wayloncle]

Well the white lithium grease sticks to what you spray it on and it is inexpensive,readily available at Walmart or other places like that for less than 2 dollars a can. You can put it on the pumps cables electrical connections also .
As for the car wash soap , you can buy a large bottle just about anyplace, I put it in a squirt bottle and I make pigtails with the quick release fittings for my flush ports.
Once I attach the pigtail I squirt the car wash soap in the open end before connecting the hose coupler, I also have a shut off valve on my hose coupler so I can easily turn on the flush water or quickly turn it off . The reason for the car wash soap is the liquid wax in the soap leaves a film in the water jackets and helps to protect the metal from corrosion. I run the engines until I do not see any soap suds coming out the pump or exhaust it is probably only a couple of minutes actually.
Then I turn off the water, remove the hose and wait about 30 seconds to turn off the engine so the excess water drains out of the muffler .

I did the same flush routine but I used original dawn dish soap, I read about using it in some saltwater fishing forum a while back.

 

[Bennie]

Well the white lithium grease sticks to what you spray it on and it is inexpensive,readily available at Walmart or other places like that for less than 2 dollars a can. You can put it on the pumps cables electrical connections also .
As for the car wash soap , you can buy a large bottle just about anyplace, I put it in a squirt bottle and I make pigtails with the quick release fittings for my flush ports.
Once I attach the pigtail I squirt the car wash soap in the open end before connecting the hose coupler, I also have a shut off valve on my hose coupler so I can easily turn on the flush water or quickly turn it off . The reason for the car wash soap is the liquid wax in the soap leaves a film in the water jackets and helps to protect the metal from corrosion. I run the engines until I do not see any soap suds coming out the pump or exhaust it is probably only a couple of minutes actually.
Then I turn off the water, remove the hose and wait about 30 seconds to turn off the engine so the excess water drains out of the muffler .

I really like that! Thank you very much.

 

[Cobra Jet Steering LLC]

I have also used dish soap but I like the idea of the liquid wax in the car wash soap.

 

[Scott griffith]

That's sounds really cool do you have a pic of the thing you made for the soap

 

[Wayloncle]

This is what I made and used, the marina I was at in FL had really good water pressure/flow so I would occasionally run both engines but I also liked not having to disconnect from one engine and connect to the other when just running one at a time, I could just turn the shutoff valves.
I would pour soap down the hoses before I connected the water hose. Flush connectors are about $2.54 at the Yamaha dealers.

 

[Scott griffith]

Ok thanks i have a shut off value like that on mine now but only one hose . But like the double idea how much soap do u squirt down the hose

 

[Cobra Jet Steering LLC]

I have pictures but for some reason this site drives me nuts trying to post pictures so I can't help you unless you want me to email them to you.

 

[Wayloncle]

Ok thanks i have a shut off value like that on mine now but only one hose . But like the double idea how much soap do u squirt down the hose

I never measured, just a decent squirt maybe about 2 seconds of squeezing.

I did like Jeff, just ran it until the bubbles stopped plus about a minute or so.

 

[dan144k]

You could always sell or trade the boat with the bad motor. Maybe upgrade to a newer boat and reduce your looses. Somebody on this forum who is handy may be looking for a project boat at a discount price. Just an idea you would need to run the numbers for your circumstances.

 

[Julian]

I have pictures but for some reason this site drives me nuts trying to post pictures so I can't help you unless you want me to email them to you.

That's not good....what device are you using to post from and can you give us some specifics on what happens? If you are on a PC you can drag and drop images on the "Reply" frame and it uploads multiple images at once! Otherwise, I've used apple, andriod and pc with the Upload File button with no issues either.

 

[0627Devildog]

Ok, this thread is keeping me up at night. So, what you guys are saying is I should sell my boat in 2019 before the warranty runs out?

Seriously. . . . maybe I can use this thread to get my wife to allow the upgrade to the 25LSV a little early. . . = )

 

[MattFX4]

@0627Devildog that bad boy is huge! Over 10,000 lbs with full ballast. What kind of wake are you looking for haha? Enough to sink smaller boats around you?! A kid I know through my cousins is sponsored by Malibu and this is his below. It's a beautiful boat for sure! Ok, sorry..back to the blown engine thread.

 

[0627Devildog]

@0627Devildog that bad boy is huge! Over 10,000 lbs with full ballast.

That's half the appeal. . . . . plus the fit and finish are amazing on these bad boys. My buddy in Acworth has the 23LSV and we fell in LOVE surfing behind it.

 

[MattFX4]

That's half the appeal. . . . . plus the fit and finish are amazing on these bad boys. My buddy in Acworth has the 23LSV and we fell in LOVE surfing behind it.

Nice, yeah they are quality built boats. You will have to let me know the next time you are down this way. Will have to meet up with you guys out on the water.