Do you guys flush your engines?.

[cterrebonne]

Originally Posted by Pipe_Dream

That would be me!

Before I got the Yamaha, I ran an old Evinrude 155 for many years. It was always in salt water. I never flushed it, and I never had any corrosion-related problems, for what it's worth.

dont know why, probably due to different alloys but the jap engines always have seem to have more corosion problems versus the american engines. now this is in southern LA where the water is like chocolate milk all the time.

[garbubba]

That's the beauty of south LA terrebone, I always want to flush my buddy's engines when we get back to Venice & he reminds me that the run back up river took care of it.

I live on the mississippi coast where our water may not be blue but it's salty & I always flush.

[Blue_Runner]

Not only does it get the salt out but it gets the sand and sediments out as well....especially the sand from when you run it up on a sandbar at half throttle. Ask me how I know

[cterrebonne]

Originally Posted by garbubba

That's the beauty of south LA terrebone, I always want to flush my buddy's engines when we get back to Venice & he reminds me that the run back up river took care of it.

I live on the mississippi coast where our water may not be blue but it's salty & I always flush.

by where i work, theres a launch 5 mins away and its similar to venice, i can run a 1/2 hour for specks in the salt, then back to fresh water at the launch, no need to flush the engine.

[randlemanboater]

I flush mine and wash it off good every time use it, but I rarely leave mine in the water overnight, muchless all season......I just couldn't stand it.

[bcmarinamanager]

Originally Posted by cterrebonne

dont know why, probably due to different alloys but the jap engines always have seem to have more corosion problems versus the american engines. now this is in southern LA where the water is like chocolate milk all the time.

Now I can believe that. My dad used to run a 16' dual console from 1980-1999 with a 70 hp Johnson. Never flushed it, changed the plugs and coils once and NEVER had a problem. He never even changed out the water pump on it!! I couldn't believe it when he told me that, but the old man was telling the truth. I would never NOT change out the plugs and water pump at least ever other year. I only flush mine in the colder months when I only run it to run it. I guess American made was better back then. :(