Reply To: 1948 Gale Hiawatha 5HP

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Frank, I thought this as well but when I have water getting to the head it stays cool in those areas and not searing hot. I can hold my have on there while running between slow and start on the throttle control. Also when I put hose water in the pump outlet hole (pump removed) it was the first time while running, I got water to spit out the slit in that lower unit portion. It was spitting water like some of the videos I have seen of these motors running. Any other time I run this motor water has never come out of that slit.