Thread: 250 E-Tec Tattle-Tail Needed Cleaning

Up here in the "brackish" water the best thing to do is remove the clamp, pull the hose off and start the motor. Running ta line thru it will clean just a small hole, which will quickly fill back in from the salt deposits when the water dries. Removing the hose will allow you to clean the hose out more fully.

Originally Posted by MDCrappie

Up here in the "brackish" water the best thing to do is remove the clamp, pull the hose off and start the motor. Running ta line thru it will clean just a small hole, which will quickly fill back in from the salt deposits when the water dries. Removing the hose will allow you to clean the hose out more fully.

This boat is 3 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, very brackish location. I know what your saying though, newer engines if stored vertical and allowed to dry really don't make the crusty stuff like 2012 and older engines. Most here run Yamaha's and the way a Yamaha Tattle-tail is plumbed pulling the 1/4in ID Tattle-tail hose off the Cowl fitting allows the debris to exit better. The old Yamaha 2 strokes were the worst with the side water-jackets. Sometimes I think Yamaha intended for the water-jackets to be anodes due to their low replacement costs. That potmetal makes some crud!

Originally Posted by Rojo

This boat is 3 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, very brackish location. I know what your saying though, newer engines if stored vertical and allowed to dry really don't make the crusty stuff like 2012 and older engines. Most here run Yamaha's and the way a Yamaha Tattle-tail is plumbed pulling the 1/4in ID Tattle-tail hose off the Cowl fitting allows the debris to exit better. The old Yamaha 2 strokes were the worst with the side water-jackets. Sometimes I think Yamaha intended for the water-jackets to be anodes due to their low replacement costs. That potmetal makes some crud!

My newest engine is a 2001 yami 2 stroke 40 so no clue what they have changed. On my 1980's 85hp I removed the nipple from lower cowling, drilled the hole the size of the hose and just pushed the hose thru, eliminating that restriction all together.