How can I keep a boat motor cool if it is not in the water?

Answer 1

Make sure not to overuse and definitely make sure the metal casing has plenty of holes/slits for ventilation

Answer 2

Hang it off the boat put it in a 30-50 gallon trash can 75% full of water.

Answer 3

We used a clamp that you could buy to fit over the water intakes, hook a garden hose to it do you could run water through it and run the engine.

Answer 4

Immerse it in a big trash can full of water.

Answer 5

Plug a hose into the water inlet and run water through the block when the engine is running.
Pro Tip: Boats work best when in the water.

Answer 6

You need the special tool that clamps over the water intake and attaches to a garden hose. If you try running the motor without water the water pump impeller will be ruined with in a few seconds.

Answer 7

Hose run.

Answer 8

Is it an Air Cooled Engine? Use an electric fan.

If a water-cooled outboard, put screw and lower end in garbage can fulla Fresh water.

If a water cooled V8 inboard; need hoses to inlet/outlet to a can of water. Most use the closed system like a car anyway, and only maybe need an electric fan on radiator. Some already have a fan that switches on on heat.

Answer 9

you put a hose on the water intake, if it is an outboard you can get a fitting your hose fits onto

Answer 10

Attach the engines water intake to a hose.