High Temp warning

[Rnguyen0128]

Hey all. I was cleaning the inside of my boat this morning and had the boat turned on to pump out all the water from the ski locker. About 5 mins after high temp warning light came on. Should I be worried or once I get the boat in the water it should be ok?

 

[sunbyrned]

Did you just have the battery on or were the engines running?

 

[Rnguyen0128]

Did you just have the battery on or were the engines running?

Engine was running for about 5 mins

 

[sunbyrned]

Sorry to ask, but you had the water hose running through the engine, right?

 

[Rnguyen0128]

Sorry to ask, but you had the water hose running through the engine, right?

Tbh no…

 

[Robbyw]

Did you shut it down immediately after temp alarm? Never run the engine without having water hooked up.

Next time:
Connect the water hose but leave it off.
start engine
Turn on water hose

when done:
Turn of water flow
Turn off engine

I use one of these at the boat so Icn Do it all from the boat

 

[Rnguyen0128]

Did you shut it down immediately after temp alarm? Never run the engine without having water hooked up.

Next time:
Connect the water hose but leave it off.
start engine
Turn on water hose

when done:
Turn of water flow
Turn off engine

I use one of these at the boat so Icn Do it all from the boat

Yes I turned it off right away. Do you think I’ll be fine on the lake next time out? Or should I go ahead and hook it up to the hose and run it to see if the alarm is cleared?

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

Pretty sure it will be fine. That is what the high temp alarm is for. The alarm should clear in a few battery switch on / off’s if it has not already.

 

[Florida195fsh]

You'll be fine. I've done it before, I thought I had the water running but it was off at the spigot too.