Man did I almost screw up today

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by steplift20

Destroyer have only been doing this for about 25 years , I don't know what I was thinking what I think happened is I have a shut off at the end by the muffs I put the muffs on but forgot to open the valve I was a real dumb *** ,

That'as funny because that's exactly what happened to me. (And I've also been at this for a long long time). Shut off valve at the end of the hose, forgot to open it, turned on the hose and overheated the engine. Terrified that I had killed it, but ran compression tests etc. and no real damage except for the impeller. Now I NEVER put a hose on the engine that has a shut off valve at the end of it... Ya, it's more work and a little more messy walking from the faucet back to the boat, but well worth the peace of mind knowing that it will never happen again.