does a I/O have a thermostat

[roffey]

Originally Posted by smokeonthewater

I've done it in a boat ramp parking lot before.... takes about 15 minutes if you're experienced and 1 hour for a novice... not hard at all

That's what I wanted to hear, LOL.

Thanks, I'll give it a try. Should I even look at the t-stat..

[roffey]

OK so I finally got some time. I took the lower unit or out drive off the boat and replaced the water pump or impeller. What I did was to start the boat with the thermostat housing removed. I could see no real water movement so I was confident the impeller was the problem. Just as you people said it not that bad. Here is a pic of the old impeller, not sue if I needed to replace or not.

I think it was a couple of years past due, LOL

[roffey]

........... and to answer my own question, no there was no thermostat. My next question is should I put a tstat in? I still have it apart as I have to replace the gasket and can't get the parts until Monday or Tuesday as Monday is... CANADA day...

[spareparts]

Yes put a thermostat back in. That water pump was toast