wow...
The soft black mud is usually harmless to the water pump impellor, hard to avoid on the south shore in creeks 100% and most of it is just the result of prop turbulance and not getting sucked in if you are careful and taking your time. A little bit sucked in will flush right through and out the system.
But you must have done a "real good job" to overheat like that. A little overheating and I would say to just check and trace out the normal flow path of the cooling water and it is easy to find the problem.
I gotta tell ya the anti freeze in the bilge does not give me a warm fuzzy feeling. You hurt it. Gonna cost ya. Your own fault.
You go through a lot of boats.
Next time tilt up as high as you can without causing undue/unwelcome vibration from the u-joints and just pop it in and out of gear intermittently to keep moving forward. You won't suck up so much sand/mud this way. And then WATCH YOUR GAUGES and make sure everything is all right when you know you were in very shallow water and kicking up mud.
The soft black mud is usually harmless to the water pump impellor, hard to avoid on the south shore in creeks 100% and most of it is just the result of prop turbulance and not getting sucked in if you are careful and taking your time. A little bit sucked in will flush right through and out the system.
But you must have done a "real good job" to overheat like that. A little overheating and I would say to just check and trace out the normal flow path of the cooling water and it is easy to find the problem.
I gotta tell ya the anti freeze in the bilge does not give me a warm fuzzy feeling. You hurt it. Gonna cost ya. Your own fault.
You go through a lot of boats.
Next time tilt up as high as you can without causing undue/unwelcome vibration from the u-joints and just pop it in and out of gear intermittently to keep moving forward. You won't suck up so much sand/mud this way. And then WATCH YOUR GAUGES and make sure everything is all right when you know you were in very shallow water and kicking up mud.
