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Unread 06-27-2022, 06:52 PM
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Do any Mercury owners (2 stroke. ) notice that there engines seem to run hot when slow trolling? I always had that issue. . The over heat alarm never goes off just the gauge needle goes very close to the end of the hot side. Than I run It and starts going down And the needle comes down and stays in the middle .
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when was the last time you put a water pump in it? I recommend yearly on those motors
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Ever changed the poppet valve?
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Water impeller changed about 3-4 years ago but she is pissing out strong ( sorry for saying that) and the poppet valve. I did change it once but a long long time ago
The impeller was not used much. I didn't use the motor a lot. ( covid plus other things going on)
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Do what Spare says

I d change water pump every year, they are not expensive and good insurance for cooling and making sure your lower unit will come off when u want it to

Also, I would only use Mercury kits

Also add a water pressure gauge if u don t have one
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