Re: Steaming exhuast...



That's normal. The cooling water is dumped into the exhaust. That's how
the exhaust is kept cool enough to run through rubber hoses and bellows.

"ToneJohn" <222@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:H72dncI1jJjbG6HeRVn-gg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have a '94 5.7 L Mercruise in my boat. Recently while running on the
>hose
> when flushing i noticed steam coming from the exhaust on the prop and the
> exhaust on the bottom of the outdrive. It wasn't a tremendous amount but
> never noticed it before. Any basic suggestions to troubleshoot ?
>
> THanks!
>
>


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