115 Yamaha not pissing...

[Hosstyle]

When trying to run up my motor either on muffs or in a big bin water does not come out my pisser. Put boat back in water and water comes out like normal.
Any suggestions?

 

[lakeliving]

How many hours on the motor? are you getting flow at idle when on the water or only underway?

 

[Hosstyle]

20hrs. Pretty sure I get flow at idle. Will double check in a bit

 

[rgtopda]

Sometimes muffs wont give a good enough seal to pump up water.. squeeze muffs with hand and see if water will come out. I have also had to put a broom piece of straw in the little hole to get salt or dirt out..

 

[SEMPERFI8387]

How old is motor? 20 hours on 3 year old motor is worse than 100 hours in 2 month old motor. Rubber gets hard and brittle over time.

 

[royal4]

I have a Yamaha 150 -- at home it would not work with a one-sided muff, I bought a two-sided muff and it works.

 

[Hosstyle]

20hrs on a 2019 motor. I will try a 2sided muff

 

[SEMPERFI8387]

Oh yeah, you’ll never get it with one sided muffs.

 

[Spoiledrotten]

As others have stated, not enough water volume.

 

[Angela & Michael]

This is common for Yamaha engines. Water pressure from the hose is usually the culprit. I suggest doing a top flush first w/o engine running, then use muffs afterward, but wait 1 minute before starting engine so water pump has chance to fill up. Works for me everytime.

 

[kaydano]

My motor takes 10 to 15 seconds to pee after starting it up. Did you wait long enough before shutting it down?

A watched motor never pees...

 

[BulldogsCadillac]

If you have a big enough clean garbage can you can figure out a way to put your lower unit in there. The rain barrels are good because they usually have a drain on the bottom of it.

 

[Hosstyle]

thanks everyone. I think I was just shutting it down too quick before the flow started. Mine takes about 20 secs to start.