1995 Mercury 115 outboard would not per questions

[kfawns]

He guys,

i ran in some shallow water and sucked a bunch of mud up. My outboard quit peeing. It’s a 1995 Mercury 115. I cleaned the pee hole and a bunch of nasty thick mud ran out. I then put muffs on it and started it up. After a bit it finally started peeing. But not like it does when in the lake. Is there a way to flush the actual line out like you can on the newer models? Backflush it I guess? Also, when I had the muffs on it air was coming out of it at first. Then it spit the nasty funk out and started peeing clean water. Am I ok now? I need input. I imagine it wouldn’t perform like it would when the motor is actually in the lake instead of using muffs. Or am I wrong?

Thanks


kyle

[challengersrt8]

You may take the thermostat out and clean it. It may have mud in it. It should wash out with the muffs on it. Good luck

[EuropeanAM]

Disconnect the telltale hose at the ENGINE, and blow backwards through the fitting to clear out any mud/debris.

Based on your description, it would be wise to plan to replace the water pump (all that trash came through the pump).