How do you flush outboard motor with earmuffs?

Asked by: Lamont Carter

Flush muffs are the most common way to flush an outboard; they’re available at most marine stores and online resellers. They’re inexpensive, and easy to use. Connect to a garden hose, fit the muffs over the engine’s water intakes on the sides of the gear case, turn the water on, start the engine, and let it run.

Where do you put the water muffs on an outboard motor?

Have these small holes located here on the side down near the bottom of the engine or the outdrive. And that is your main water intake. They are on both sides of the engine.

How do you use outboard water muffs?

Basically what they do is create a seal around the intake. The water intake port of your engine. And allow your engine to suck in water and cool itself off as if it were in the water.

Can you put outboard motor in gear with muffs?

Yes, you can put it in gear. VERY LOW to show that the prop will in fact spin but you can not rev the motor “muffs” will not be able to suck in enough water.

How do you hook up muffs on an outboard motor?

They just screw into your hose right here and then you just want to slip them over the intake. You see these dots here.

How long can you run an outboard on muffs?

For larger engines, use the flush port or a set of flushing muffs. Water pressure should be set to one-half or more to ensure adequate flow to the intakes. The engine should be run for five to 10 minutes.

Can you flush an outboard motor while in the water?

Outboards used in brackish water, or in freshwater that’s silty or muddy, should also be flushed. Flushing is usually an easy procedure, and can often be accomplished with the boat on a trailer or in the water at a dock or mooring.

How do you get water out of an outboard motor?

So I would highly recommend letting your outboard motor hang straight up and down for a minute or two and that way you'll have all the water drained out of it.

How long should you flush an outboard motor?

five to ten minutes

Once you’ve established the motor has a port, and you’ve found it, the rest is easy: Connect a garden hose to the port. Turn on the water. Let the engine flush for five to ten minutes.

How do you flush a small outboard motor?

Started. Got it in neutral i believe everything is ready go ahead and put a choke. It's on gear. There we go. There we go. As you can see even though the water is spilling.

How much water should be coming out of outboard?

Usually the cooling water pisses out of a small hole under the power head. There should be a hols approx 3 mm diameter facing down and a bit out. Normally a continuous flow expected, unless mercs are totally different.

How do you flush outboard motor with salt away?

Head free setting so first of all we need to open the cap. We've got it all actually 120 mils and I can pretty much wash my boat my trailer and flush my engine with this little cylinder here.

Should I leave salt away in engine?

11. Do not rinse Salt-Away out of engine with fresh water. Leave inside so that its corrosion inhibitors can protect the metal from rusting and corroding, and so that the salt removing agent can begin to break apart salt accumulation.

Do I need to rinse off salt away?

8. Rinsing off equipment with fresh water before or after the Salt-Away treatment is not necessary. Leaving Salt-Away on the equipment after the application will allow the solution to drizzle and drain into areas that stay wetter longer and where pooled salt is more likely to cause corrosion from the inside-out.