Flushing.....
On the single engine 787, there is two flush out connectors. There is one on top, under the main engine compartment latch, starboard side and one on the back of the transom also on the starboard side. The one up top is capped, the one below is open and bleeds off excess pressure.
When connecting to the water hose, I use the one under the hood. This way, if I have to much water pressure from my hose, it will bleed out the second one.
Start your engine first, then turn on the water. Use water pressure that is only enough to see a postive flow through the "tell-tale" tube. If you've used the connection on top, it'll be easy, you'll see water come from the back, from the secondary flush, then, with the water running, you should start to see it come from the tell tale hole. If not, increase the water flow. You do not need a pee stream shooting 30 feet behind the boat at idle. Just enough to show positive flow.
If you use the bottom one, with the top one capped, start the motor and only turn on the water for the same amount of flow through the tell tale hole.
If you think you've ingested water, start the motor ASAP with no water, blow the water out the exhaust till it's clear, then turn your water back on. The heat from the engine will cause any water inside to evaporate.
Yes, the exhaust system has water injection into the tuned pipe. So, you should see flow from the exhaust, pump, tell tale and the other flush connector, if using the top.
At anytime, if you hear a continous beep, turn the motor off.
If you have a twin engine, then you have water connections on each side for each engine and should only do them one at a time. There is no crossover for the motors..........
The only time you need to pinch your hose is while being towed.
There are no "moron" questions here. You have all asked the same questions about flushing, that I asked myself. Why do you think I'm here. I started by having a question!:cheers:
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