Thanks, everyone. I put it back together and set it (still propless) back in the bucket with an inch or so more of water than before and it worked! A nice stream of luke warm water came out at all thottle settings, except the very lowest. You fellows were absolutely right!
The fuel consumption is ...
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- Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:00 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Another Cooling Question
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- Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:09 pm
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- Topic: Another Cooling Question
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Hello Vic and Timberman - you must be right on about the depth (or maybe even the shape) of my water barrel. I removed the lower end and everything was very clean - no dirt or corrosion. I easily ran a wire all the way up the water tube, rotated it and pulled it back out clean as a whistle. I put ...
- Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:20 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Another Cooling Question
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- Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:46 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Another Cooling Question
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Another Cooling Question
Hello - I'm a new owner of a 1974 Forty Plus, last run in 1985. After cleaning 24 years of crud out of the gas tank, it started on the second pull - a pleasant surprise. However - no water coming from the block at any RPM. A reverse flush with the hose shows a good flow of clean water out of the ...