Rebuilt 1989 Evinrude 150 E150TLCEM Overheating, Need Advice!!
Thread: Rebuilt 1989 Evinrude 150 E150TLCEM Overheating, Need Advice!!
New here and needing some direction and advice. Back in January, I bought a boat and motor that was blown/seized up with the intention of finding a good used motor for it. Then decided to rebuild the original motor, (1989 Evinrude 150hp E150TLCEM V6 Crossflow) I just today got it started for the first time and discovered it gets pretty hot while idling at around 1000 RPM. I did replace the water pump and thermostats and poppets during the rebuild/refurbish process. Any suggestions why this would be happening? When I first ran it on the muffs, I was getting water out the pee tube, but not much pressure on this. I could stop the flow just by setting my finger on the hose.
Re: Rebuilt 1989 Evinrude 150 E150TLCEM Overheating, Need Advice!!
Go back in and re-check your work on the water pump.
Got it figured out.. I installed the powerhead gasket to exhaust housing upside down.... My bad..... Thanks for the help!!!!
Did it work alright after you put the gasket in proper ??
Last edited by Boobie; 04-16-2019 at 12:05 AM.
Yes it does work perfect now... Thanks!
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