I started the engine of the Sabre 28 the other day. It ran great (I plan to sail the boat to VA. next weekend). The boat is on the hard so I ran a water hose to my intake line(This is a raw water cooled motor). When I turned on the water I heard a small trickle enter the waterlift muffler. I started the engine but very little water came out of the exhaust and the temp guage stayed cold. after about 10 min of this the temp guage climbed a little and water started flowing normally from the exhaust. I am assuming the the water really started to flow when the thermostat opened up. I this the normal flow of things or should I be getting more water out of the exhaust when the engine starts?
Jimmy Small
Challenger 949l
S28 492
MD7A water flow question
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Challenger949L
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Re: MD7A water flow question
Normaly, your MD7A should have about the same amount of water coming out either cold or hot. The thermostat only re-route the water inside the engine bloc with no real effect on the flow. I did a complete rebuild on my MD7A last winter so I'm starting to understand the beast...
Did you check your impeller?
What happenned the second time you started it (cold) ?
Did you check your impeller?
What happenned the second time you started it (cold) ?
Dharma, Alberg 30 #623