Today I installed a Tell-Tale. What is a Tell-Tale you might ask? Well, on other outboard makes, there is a stream of water that shoots out of the motor to let you know that the water pump is working to keep the engine cool. On Chryslers, they decided to leave that feature off. there isn't a good way to see if the cooling water is flowing. With this modification, you tap into the top of the cooling jacket through an existing capped hole, and when the water pumps, there is a stream coming out (if the water pump works, which mine doesn't!) I screwed a fitting into the hole, attached some clear hose and drilled a hole through the motor case to send the stream out.
The top of the cooling jacket and the screw that plugs the hole
This screw can be very ddifficult to remove so I used a little help
The screw removed
The new brass fitting
The new fitting wrapped in teflon tape
Tightening the new fitting
Attaching the hose
The attached hose secured with a wire tie
The hose routed through the motor case
The outside view
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