Slo Poke1 Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Ran the boat 20 miles this weekend and the pressure gauge was not getting any water. Never ran hot. Checked the tube (top of block, port side) (top starboard side looks like the temp. connection) of what I believe is the port off the engine and no water came out of that either with the flush hose connected. The nipple was not blocked. At this point, I'm glad I have both a pressure gauge and temperature gauge (belt and suspenders) as a lot of folks say you don't need a temp. gauge if you have a pressure gauge. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin-addict Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Rather have a temp if only one. With JP would want both. Jmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slo Poke1 Posted June 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 I removed the starboard thermostat and found a fair amount of white goo behind it, essentially plugging the pressure gauge port. I need to check the other thermostat to see if the water temp. port is also plugged. I'll start using Salt Away flushing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Slo Poke1 said: I removed the starboard thermostat and found a fair amount of white goo behind it, essentially plugging the pressure gauge port. I need to check the other thermostat to see if the water temp. port is also plugged. I'll start using Salt Away flushing. I bought a large 70 gallon horse drinking plastic tub....it covers the entire lower unit....i add about 1 qt of salt flush and let it run for 20 min. The water heats up and it has a bunch of gunk on the bottom when I'm done. dc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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