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I have a “new to me” 98 50hp 2-stroke Evinrude. I fired it up for the first time last night after putting it on my boat. After letting it mostly idle (with a few instances of revving up the motor a bit) while having it hooked up to the garden hose and muffs, I noticed the block was fairly hot. It wasn’t “scalding” hot but it definitely was more than “warm.” I don’t have much experience with boat motors, although I have a pretty strong background in car motors. I expected the block to heat up, especially being a small motor, but I didn’t quite expect it to heat up that much, that fast. I was getting good fuel and oil delivery, and had a steady stream of water so I know the water pump is working. Is a hot-to-touch block after only a couple minutes of run-time normal, or do I potentially have a problem?
For what it is worth, my alarm horn isn’t working and I don’t have an alarm gauge (systems check gauge is in the mail) so I don’t have any audible or visible alarms for overheating. I am just going by touch, at the moment.
For what it is worth, my alarm horn isn’t working and I don’t have an alarm gauge (systems check gauge is in the mail) so I don’t have any audible or visible alarms for overheating. I am just going by touch, at the moment.
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