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got it all sorted new thermo new impeller and waterpump housing kit new prop took it for a good run for an hour or so and no alarms glad i got it sorted cheers for everyones imput

thankyou for your reply going to get a mechanic with a scan gauge to hook it up an see what errors come up hopefully he can sort my dillema and i can use my new boat ive exhausted all my avenues as i am not a mechanic but like to try and nut things out b4 paying out my hard earned cash cheers

there is plenty of water coming from the tell tale and bottom of leg but not a thing from thermostat should this be the case or is there a major blockage else where

Hi all new here just got me a new to me boat with a 60hp yamaha put it in the water and overheat alarm started beeping while at idle turn engine off it goes away run again and 5-10 mins its on again so go back home removed thermostat which was buggered so i replaced it put muffs on same thing after 5-10 so ive now dropped the leg removed water pump and impeller bought a new kit for it but it didnt come with the plastic water pump housing which i need the old one looks worse for wear i was told to flush the motor through the top garden hose fitting with thermostat removed which i did but not a drop of water came out of thermo hole has any one had this problem or know what else i can do the fix this