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Old 06-16-2016, 10:16 PM
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Starboard motor port side header is getting a lot hotter then it should be. Put new water pumps in. Just got done putting new transom assemblies on. If I take the hose off the diverter that connect to the top of the header there is plenty of water flow. There is non to very minimal water coming out of the tail pipe. Any idea what the issue could be. Thanks in advance
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Old 06-17-2016, 05:54 AM
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60 views no one has experienced this?
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Old 06-17-2016, 06:00 AM
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Partially clogged heat exchanger?
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Old 06-17-2016, 08:39 AM
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clogged tail pipe.is this on the garden hose or in the water?
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Old 06-17-2016, 08:47 AM
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Restrictor in the tailpipe inlet plugged? Cmi headers have a drilled out pipe plug in there on the later ones.
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Old 06-17-2016, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by thirdchildhood
Partially clogged heat exchanger?
That was my next move is to take the exchanger cap off or back flush it.
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Old 06-17-2016, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by mike tkach
clogged tail pipe.is this on the garden hose or in the water?
At the top of the header is the hose that dumps the water into the diverter/tail pipe/ muffler. If we put it in silent choice the header still stays hot.
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Old 06-17-2016, 09:08 AM
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Is it possible that the heat exchanger could be partially plugged and not allowing enough pressure to the header? Like I said It seemed like there was plenty of water flow coming out the top of the header
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Old 06-17-2016, 10:14 AM
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You can grab some cheap hose and guage at any hardware store, temporarily replace the existing hose to the header with it, and check how the pressure compares with the other header. If it's high than you have blockage in the header. If it's low then it's a supply issue.
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Old 06-17-2016, 10:20 AM
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As mike asked is this on a garden hose? When you disconnect the jumper hose the water simply takes the path of least resistance.
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