Boat Motor

[Slickhunter]

Was out on the water yesterday comming back in from a uneventfull fishing trip with the ol lady, and my motor shuts down and temp light and horn start going off. Look back at my motor and it is barely pissing water and vibrating a lil more than normal. Trim up the motor to find a ice bag covering my water intake. Let the motor cool down for a lil while. Crank it back up and it runs fine. Question is...... Did this hurt my motor???????

[Deadly D]

Originally Posted by Slickhunter

Was out on the water yesterday comming back in from a uneventfull fishing trip with the ol lady, and my motor shuts down and temp light and horn start going off. Look back at my motor and it is barely pissing water and vibrating a lil more than normal. Trim up the motor to find a ice bag covering my water intake. Let the motor cool down for a lil while. Crank it back up and it runs fine. Question is...... Did this hurt my motor???????

did you shut down your motor or do you have a sensored device that does it

[Slickhunter]

Originally Posted by Deadly D

did you shut down your motor or do you have a sensored device that does it

I have a sensor device that slowed it down to idle speed and I had to idle over to the bank because the biggest ship I have ever seen was coming down the ship channel. But when I got out of its way I shut the motor off.

[Deadly D]

Originally Posted by Slickhunter

I have a sensor device that slowed it down to idle speed and I had to idle over to the bank because the biggest ship I have ever seen was coming down the ship channel. But when I got out of its way I shut the motor off.

probably not

[flounder_smacker]

when it went into guardian mode it kept it from over heating. if you had a water pressure gauge you could have stopped it before it over heated. always good to have a w/p gauge to see how good your pump is cooling off your motor. they are about 30 bucks and hook up easy.

[wtretrievers]

Shoudnt have hurt your motor at all. Thats what the alarms are for. They're set to go off before it gets to the point of damage.

[Deadly D]

Originally Posted by flounder_smacker

when it went into guardian mode it kept it from over heating. if you had a water pressure gauge you could have stopped it before it over heated. always good to have a w/p gauge to see how good your pump is cooling off your motor. they are about 30 bucks and hook up easy.

I agree with you but how many people look at their gauges while crussing the lake looking for birds or bait

[bigdog]

Originally Posted by Deadly D

probably not

I would look into purchasing a water pressure gauge for motor.
so next time your pressure drop you can catch it before it to late.

[elebouef]

Bet if your motor would of still been running that ship wouldn't of looked so big.

Also instead of a water pressure gauge you could have an air cool motor

[Deadly D]

Originally Posted by elebouef

Bet if your motor would of still been running that ship wouldn't of looked so big.

[Slickhunter]

Hell no it didn't at the time. It dawned on me when the ol' lady was freaking out yelling. I work right by the Conoco docks and I have never seen a ship that big comming in.

And back to the ol' lady.... Figured I would get her some of that Berkly Gulp to fish with under a popping cork. I have never personally fished with it but the dang hard heads that bait catches.

[Feesherman]

I put a water pressure gauge on my motor. Now everyone at the launch is always yelling at me that my motor is not peeing.