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    Pee hole water very hot Yamaha 250

    I don’t have an IR gun or temp probe but I DO have a meat thermometer. I will try to run that test and get a temperature reading when I can and will let you know. I also have the outboard manual and will see what I can learn. It will be several days before I head back to the mainland so stay...
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    Pee hole water very hot Yamaha 250

    Thank you one and all by the way! I will check the thermostat the next time I run her. I am not engine savvy as I’m just a girl who happens to live on an island but I do my best to maintain my boat but if it gets too technical I have to spend money to pay someone but I try to learn as much as...
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    Pee hole water very hot Yamaha 250

    The motor has had very good maintenance and had just received the 500 hour maintenance just before I bought her and I have those records. I flush with salt away every couple weeks but flush with water after almost every use. Since the boat stays in the water I have to flush it in the water...
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    Pee hole water very hot Yamaha 250

    Hello, I’m new, first post … just got a 2007 Tournament 225 with a Yamaha 250. When I go to flush the engine, even when it’s only been in idle warming up, the water that comes out the pee hole burns my hand. The boat stays in salt water full time as I live on a bridgeless barrier island. Any...