JBoss
Active Member
96 Speedster, port engines pisser is a lot weaker than the starboard, which is a nice solid stream. Had it on the lake for a couple hours, with a half hour cruise there and back and didn’t have an issue with overheating. I just had to lean over the back every once in awhile to make sure it was still flowing, it just doesn’t shoot as far as the other one. Put it on the hose at home and same thing.
At first I thought maybe the perko valve above the ride plate might be stuck open allowing too much water past, robbing the engine cooling of its pressure. But I just compared them and they look similar, not a scientific comparison but I doubt it’s the problem. Then I tried pinching the line opposite the pisser just past the T, and I got a nice solid stream.
So I don’t think that a clogged cooling line is my problem, I think it’s more of a water just not going to the pisser problem. But I have no idea how to go about rectifying that other then just start replacing cooling lines, which I wouldn’t be totally opposed to because they feel kind of hard. I tried to disconnect the hose coming off of the T and it felt like it was going to tear before it let go of the nipple.
I also noticed on the parts diagram that on my boat the lines coming off of the T are reversed. The pisser should be coming off the straight part, instead of the 90 degree bend. I don’t know if it matters, it makes sense that going straight is the path of least resistance. It also looks like the hose for the pisser is a smaller diameter than the hose going to the muffler. So I don’t know if switching them would even be possible?
So I’m really lost as how to go about fixing this. Also, should I keep it off of the water until it is fixed? I feel pretty comfortable that everything that needs water is getting it and this is just more of a cosmetic verification problem, but I could be wrong.
At first I thought maybe the perko valve above the ride plate might be stuck open allowing too much water past, robbing the engine cooling of its pressure. But I just compared them and they look similar, not a scientific comparison but I doubt it’s the problem. Then I tried pinching the line opposite the pisser just past the T, and I got a nice solid stream.
So I don’t think that a clogged cooling line is my problem, I think it’s more of a water just not going to the pisser problem. But I have no idea how to go about rectifying that other then just start replacing cooling lines, which I wouldn’t be totally opposed to because they feel kind of hard. I tried to disconnect the hose coming off of the T and it felt like it was going to tear before it let go of the nipple.
I also noticed on the parts diagram that on my boat the lines coming off of the T are reversed. The pisser should be coming off the straight part, instead of the 90 degree bend. I don’t know if it matters, it makes sense that going straight is the path of least resistance. It also looks like the hose for the pisser is a smaller diameter than the hose going to the muffler. So I don’t know if switching them would even be possible?
So I’m really lost as how to go about fixing this. Also, should I keep it off of the water until it is fixed? I feel pretty comfortable that everything that needs water is getting it and this is just more of a cosmetic verification problem, but I could be wrong.
