Hi:
I have a 1988 Sailmaster 9.9 (J-10-SEL-CCD) that won't run for more than a minute or so. I've replaced the impeller, head gasket, fuel pump, and the themostat. It starts up quickly, but no water comes out of the tell tail. Then it shuts down, and won't restart. I hear there is a gasket at the top of the water tube accessed by removing the power head, but I can't get the power head to come free. After I take the six bolts out of the bottom and the three nuts inside, it's still stuck on there. Any suggestions?
John.
Ringj@mediaone.net
Sailmaster 9.9 won't pee.
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Dennis Sisung
Re: Sailmaster 9.9 won't pee.
Before you go any further, you may want to remove the hose for the tell tale from the engine and try running the motor with the cover
off to see if any water comes out of the motor it self. I have had
spiders build nests inside that tube and block it completely. Give it
a try it is a cheap fix if it is just spiders. Good Luck.
dsisung@tdi.net
off to see if any water comes out of the motor it self. I have had
spiders build nests inside that tube and block it completely. Give it
a try it is a cheap fix if it is just spiders. Good Luck.
John Ring wrote: Hi:
I have a 1988 Sailmaster 9.9 (J-10-SEL-CCD) that won't run for more than a minute or so. I've replaced the impeller, head gasket, fuel pump, and the themostat. It starts up quickly, but no water comes out of the tell tail. Then it shuts down, and won't restart. I hear there is a gasket at the top of the water tube accessed by removing the power head, but I can't get the power head to come free. After I take the six bolts out of the bottom and the three nuts inside, it's still stuck on there. Any suggestions?
John.
dsisung@tdi.net
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Fred Lieder
Re: Sailmaster 9.9 won't pee.
Hi:
I am a factory trained OMC mechanic, i just glanced through the manual about your problem. The gasket you are talking about is actually a grommet and you shouldnt be concerned with that unless you were able to remove the entire water tube from the midsection and powerhead. Now if tou did you should be able to look up there with a flashlight to see if that grommet is impairing the flow of water. My first check would be to remove the pee tube from the powerhead and see if you have any water come out. If no water is present you have narrowed it down to the water pump or a clog in the water tube or the exhaust manifold witch is on the right side of the engine as you look at it from behind. The water comes directly from the pump to the exhaust manifold, dumps some water out of the pee hose and then through the block out to the thermostat then through the head and back to the exhaust manifold and exits with the exhaust through the prop. There is two gaskets in that manifold that must be replaced if removed.
Probably the number one problem with cooling systems is the water pump followed by the saltwater damage. I dont know your mechanical aptitude but if you replaced the water pump i would ckeck the instalation. Ive seen many impellers put in backwards(yours should be spun into the housing counter clockwise) or the the drive pin is not in correctly. This is even done by experienced mechanics. If you find this to be your problem i would replace the impeller and inner housing because of damage done to them by a lack of cooling water.
My advice to anyone with an OMC(johnson or evinrude) outboard is to get a manual for your engine from OMC. They can be bought at OMC stores or straight from OMC. These manuals are very easy to use and provide a lot of need info and have a great troubleshooting chart inside.
About your engine stalling it probably is due to overheating, you can check the head for heat after it stalls if it is to hot to touch or above about 180 deg F than that is probably it. If not the it sounds like a fuel problem, drop me a line if i can help.
See ya:
Fred Lieder
rrlieder@yahoo.com
I am a factory trained OMC mechanic, i just glanced through the manual about your problem. The gasket you are talking about is actually a grommet and you shouldnt be concerned with that unless you were able to remove the entire water tube from the midsection and powerhead. Now if tou did you should be able to look up there with a flashlight to see if that grommet is impairing the flow of water. My first check would be to remove the pee tube from the powerhead and see if you have any water come out. If no water is present you have narrowed it down to the water pump or a clog in the water tube or the exhaust manifold witch is on the right side of the engine as you look at it from behind. The water comes directly from the pump to the exhaust manifold, dumps some water out of the pee hose and then through the block out to the thermostat then through the head and back to the exhaust manifold and exits with the exhaust through the prop. There is two gaskets in that manifold that must be replaced if removed.
Probably the number one problem with cooling systems is the water pump followed by the saltwater damage. I dont know your mechanical aptitude but if you replaced the water pump i would ckeck the instalation. Ive seen many impellers put in backwards(yours should be spun into the housing counter clockwise) or the the drive pin is not in correctly. This is even done by experienced mechanics. If you find this to be your problem i would replace the impeller and inner housing because of damage done to them by a lack of cooling water.
My advice to anyone with an OMC(johnson or evinrude) outboard is to get a manual for your engine from OMC. They can be bought at OMC stores or straight from OMC. These manuals are very easy to use and provide a lot of need info and have a great troubleshooting chart inside.
About your engine stalling it probably is due to overheating, you can check the head for heat after it stalls if it is to hot to touch or above about 180 deg F than that is probably it. If not the it sounds like a fuel problem, drop me a line if i can help.
See ya:
Fred Lieder
rrlieder@yahoo.com