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is it normal for a 2003 150 mercury efi motor not to throw water from the wee hole when on idle speed.

Submitted: 251 days and 23 hours ago.

Category: Boat

Value: $9

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What your are describing is either 2 things

1. you have debris in the line, specially in salt water boats
2. your water pump is due for a change

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Expert:	ROCKET
Pos. Feedback:	98.0 %
Answered:	3/16/2009

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251 days and 23 hours ago.

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The water pump is new and this is on bass boat so it has never been in salt water

Posted by ROCKET 251 days and 23 hours ago.

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OK
i would use compressed air into the pee hole and use some heavy mono fishing line to clean it out

251 days and 23 hours ago.

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ok so you are saying that water should come out. and if I use compressed air do i need remove anything? just blow air into the the pee hole.

Posted by ROCKET 251 days and 23 hours ago.

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just blow it up the pee hole

251 days and 23 hours ago.

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ok. Let me back up a little, When i give it some throttle water starts to come out and when im on full throttle water really comes out.

Posted by ROCKET 251 days and 22 hours ago.

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yep that is normal

251 days and 22 hours ago.

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ok. thanks for the info. Im tring to buy a boat, but my concern was that it would not throw water out of the wee hole until we started moving and the water pressure was about 15 -20 psi.

Posted by ROCKET 251 days and 8 hours ago.

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where are u located?

250 days and 23 hours ago.

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Im located in Beeville Texas.

Posted by ROCKET 250 days and 23 hours ago.

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Nice area down there
good salt water fishing!

250 days and 23 hours ago.

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Yea but I rarely do that kind of fishing. I do bass fishing in Choke Canyon and Lake Corpus Christi.

Posted by ROCKET 250 days and 23 hours ago.

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Ok

well if you need some good go-to shops look here
www.am-tech.org

if you need help just come back to this site

250 days and 23 hours ago.

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Ok thanks for the help it nice to know that there is a site that people can rely on and trust. I will without a doubt use this site again. As a matter a fact I saved it as on of my favorites.

Posted by ROCKET 250 days and 8 hours ago.

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OK
you can come back to this question anytime

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is it normal for a 2003 150 mercury efi motor not to throw water from the wee hole when on idle speed.

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Welcome To JAWhat your are describing is either 2 things1. you have debris in the line, specially in salt water boats2. your water pump is due for a change

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The water pump is new and this is on bass boat so it has never been in salt water

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OKi would use compressed air into the pee hole and use some heavy mono fishing line to clean it out

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ok so you are saying that water should come out. and if I use compressed air do i need remove anything? just blow air into the the pee hole.

Answer

just blow it up the pee hole

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ok. Let me back up a little, When i give it some throttle water starts to come out and when im on full throttle water really comes out.

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yep that is normal

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ok. thanks for the info. Im tring to buy a boat, but my concern was that it would not throw water out of the wee hole until we started moving and the water pressure was about 15 -20 psi.

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where are u located?

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Im located in Beeville Texas.

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Nice area down theregood salt water fishing!

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Yea but I rarely do that kind of fishing. I do bass fishing in Choke Canyon and Lake Corpus Christi.

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Okwell if you need some good go-to shops look herewww.am-tech.orgif you need help just come back to this site

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Ok thanks for the help it nice to know that there is a site that people can rely on and trust. I will without a doubt use this site again. As a matter a fact I saved it as on of my favorites.

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OKyou can come back to this question anytime

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Welcome To JA

What your are describing is either 2 things

1. you have debris in the line, specially in salt water boats
2. your water pump is due for a change

OK
i would use compressed air into the pee hole and use some heavy mono fishing line to clean it out

Nice area down there
good salt water fishing!

Ok

well if you need some good go-to shops look here
www.am-tech.org

if you need help just come back to this site

OK
you can come back to this question anytime