[C320-list] Dinghy motor stopped "peeing"

[Pat Moriarty]

If it is over 3 years old replace the impeller just to make sure and 
you won't have to do it next week when it stops again. It is mostly 
just like you 320 and need the impeller replaced regularly not just 
from use but also age or someone started it dry which will kill it in a second.

Pat

#130 At 04:48 PM 6/28/2007, you wrote:
>I have a Nissan 3.5 outboard and it stopped "peeing" this past weekend.
>I've heard the small exit hose can get clogged so I removed it and ran a
>wire through but found it to be clear.  Also ran a small wire into the
>opening where the hose was connected but it appeared clear.  There is a
>small hole in the rear of the housing near the prop which I assume is where
>the cooling water enters the unit. When I push a small wire into that hole
>the wire gets covered which something brown that appears to be mud.  So my
>thinking is the cooling unit sucked in a bunch of mud and is now clogged.
>
>
>My question is, how do I clear this out?  There are a couple of bolts that
>appear to hold the lower unit on.  Is it relatively easy to remove and
>reinstall the lower unit?  Is that what needs to be done to clear the
>cooling system? Does that require any gaskets?  Thanks in advance for any
>experiences/suggestions.
>
>Bruce Stumpp
>Adventure, #647
>Frog Mortar Creek, MD
>

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