SUZUKI 250 CLEAN-OUT❗

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

😕😕OPPS......A VIEWER POINTED OUT TO ME SOMETHING I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT. THE T-STAT❗❗❗ isn't open so, that was the reason it didn't reach the top of each water jacket.

[@jonyjonsy]

Ah makes perfect sense now. Cant wait for the next update on this!

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

👍👍give a ''''''LIKE''''''👍👍 no one else will teach you what this river is doing to your outboard. JUST 3-4 MONTHS AFTER LAST RYDLYME FLUSH! SEE VIDEO DESCRIPTION FOR LOADS MORE ON THIS SUBJECT. LEARN EVEN MORE! www.captdaves.com

[@jessrobinson2809]

Great Video! I have been taking care of my 2008 DF175 with the help of your videos.

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

Thanks, just pluggin thru it all myself. Especially if you run the 'DIRT'' river known as the St. Johns in Jacksonville, area.

[@mikeh9037]

I love the maintenance videos. Lived in jax all my life on the westside and always took my boat to the mechanic for a 1000hr service for 1000 bucks. That was before youtube. Now i can watch a few videos like this and tackle about anything. Thanks

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

1000 HR SERVICE???? way, way too much shits building up in your motor! in between. LOOK what was in mine in just 3-4 months and what my interior anodes looked like in that same time frame. AND THAT WAS WITH FRESHWATER BARREL FLUSHING EVERY DAY. You need to see the video links in this videos description (on a non-pocket computer) that river is a S-hole!

[@evansobx]

The first time I watched your channel was about Ugly Stik rods..which I have used for years.My boys used and abused these over many years of fishing..and they held up never broke one maybe replaced a guide once in a blue moon..I also have the and still use the original Shimanos from Japan. Maintenance is the key to longevity in salt water got that from my Dad back in the day living in Norfolk,Va and boat,pier and surf fishing. Those old Tr100 and 200s, charter specials, TLDs are still in use also..thanks for all the tips I have copied and passed on a lot of your information. Keep it up Dave.

[@Grumpyneanderthal]

Thanks for this video. Very instructive. I recently purchased a boat with a DF175 Suzuki and I will be following your procedures.

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

especially if its ran the DIRT water of the St. Johns River Jax Florida. fuel coolers can clog with crap. DO NOT FLUSH WITH PROVIDED FLUSH PORTS!!!

[@mikemcgee6524]

I liked the way he said CMON. Reminds of s guy I used to know. His name is Tommy Mullins. CMON...

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

its...C''C' mon! Tommy must have been a great guy.

[@edmullins4519]

Great info Capt Dave! I bet a lot of people are looking to do anodes right now! LoL, I don’t run the river with my big boat but me and my cousin use my little Mako 1801 in the river a lot, it has a Zuke 115, an 06 model and it has the anodes too. You spoke some of the truest words anyone can hear....EVERYONE should have a service manual, owners manuals rarely have the critical maintenance info that service manuals do. Thanks again for the great content, Be Safe, Tight Lines!

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

thats only 1/2 of it....mines a 06, and I have several videos about that river clogging up my fuel cooler, you have one too. NEVER ever use that flush port on the motor and think your okay. I did for years and paid the price. NOW, anode check clean or replace, always run in a barrel, and also run rydlyme thu motor to washout all the M-U-D in the cooling system (water jacket) as you see here.

[@floridasaltlife]

Great video and great concept as well as just how you are going about it... Thanks for taking time to to share...

[@ericredford2614]

I appreciate you very much, you taught me alot keep up the good work

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

Glad to help

[@orowock1]

Great Video Capt Dave, it almost always boils down to pay now or pay later. Only thing with an outboard is if you pay later your going to pay BIG! Too many people don't realize the warranty on a newer outboard does NOT cover corrosion !

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

yep! boats are a breeze, outboards in saltwater are a bitch, no matter what the color or name. This will be my last L-O-N-G maintenance video. Because, most people don't have the time or ''need to know'' all this. They just learn, ''whip out the credit card'', then the wife bitches, and in 3-5 years, the boats gone, and they move on to.....''hopefully charter fishing with me!...''Cuz, I love it when they wip out the credit card!''

[@charlesstone3049]

Thank you so much for your willingness to share your experience, first-time outboard/suzuki owner, having a overheating warning at WOT.... it's one season old in fresh water? I'm tearing her down in the morning, again thanks for the video! Please make that video on the fuel cooler!

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

WOW.......One season,in sweet water? so it's realatively new?

[@charlesstone3049]

@@CaptDavesSportfishing 2022

[@rogerjones1628]

Thanks for sharing your maint. regiment, I have learned a great deal that has helped me keep my Suzuki running

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

I'm editing one last, Outboard ''in depth'' video right now about ''as I said here'' swapping the fuel cooler and checking it. Its real simple, if you run in very salty, dirt water, DO NOT USE the stupid flush ports! Use the muffs, or run to temp in a barrel.

[@rogerjones1628]

@@CaptDavesSportfishing I totally agree... My Suzuki dealer said not to use the muffs so I went out and bought a new muffs that have water feeding into both sides, it stands to reason the the motor was designed to intake water at the lower unit so the flushing should be the same... Thanks again for sharing you experences

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

@@rogerjones1628 you mean not to use the flush ports on/in motor. (which aren't for running it) Ya' wanna run it and bring up to temp. My t-stats are 120F, and I watch the temp as it runs. You must not have the lower water pick-up kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIXVlWapgpdnhpI

[@thecableguy1128]

Great information capt. Dave I flush after every use with salt terminator. When I replaced my anodes. I couldn’t believe how much crap was in my motor.

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

I only flush in my barrel.

[@ralphwheeler5723]

Awesome info

[@CUBICHI1985]

Thumbs up sir!! Thank you for your time, service and sweat!! 'Merica!! 😁🙋‍♂️👍

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

THANKS.....BUT, NO...that's ghetto talk, it's AMERICA, IT NEEDS NO CHANGING! usus

[@carolinaheckard7430]

I came i watched i learned i liked. Good stuff.

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

kzbin.info - everything is about LEARNING on my channel one way or another!

[@marshpirate2924]

Put the bolt in and use a slide hammer to pull the anode and cover.

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

This was try one. After mass lubing every other time is EZ.

[@fishmandad588]

I love it Dave keep it up ,I’m learning from you.

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

WAY MORE here, that no one will care to investigate kzbin.info/aero/PLK-ee3q-bFR2KPb2cDapcVKEbkUjsWyJM

[@ifishcatfish]

just got back my boat from the dealer. Replaced entire lower unit. Said it has water inside, but when they tested then didn't find a leak. Since it was still under warranty they replaced the whole thing. They didn't touch any anodes though, even though i told them

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

you just got lucky....you had leaking seals! But never heard of merc giving lower units away....sounds fishy to me, or not the whole story. You may have to actually turn a wrench, and learn more about maintenance. FRESHWATER anodes get nasty too, and eaten away. It's a electrically charged thing in water. Usually anodes for freshwater are magnesium, I believe.

[@ifishcatfish]

let's hope i don't have to do that. Mercury sells extended full warranty for 5 years for 1000. You can ONLY buy this warranty WHILE your engine is still in the original warranty (this way they know u don't have 'preexisting conditions' when u are buying the warranty). So the lower unit wasn't completely free, i did pay 1000 for the warranty, but i still have 3.5 years left and im sure i will use the warranty one more time. I wish i could buy another 10 years for 2000$ and just not worry about anything : )

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

@@ifishcatfish I had years ago a motor extended warrenty on a Evinrude 200 2-stroker...blew it up twice, because of lack of lubrication. ZERO fault of mine, and that company spent 7k TWICE paying my mechanic to rebuild it. Plus blew a Yamaha 200 2-stroker also, and they paid. So yeah, great for you, but I'd still be out of work! SOOOOOO either way I LOOSE! Thats why I ''have too' make sure maintenance and PREVENTATIVE THINGS ARE DONE.

[@davidfishferrell]

Great video

[@gelacho4693]

Try plugging the main intake on the bottom when the lower unit is not on; Good job!!

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

IN PINNED COMMENT I MADE ABOVE my main man Orowock told me, if you had the t-stats out it would have beenbetter, never thought about it. I'm ALWAYS under the gun so I had to get it done before my next charter.....plus I pulled my fuel cooler. Editing that right now!

[@floridasaltlife]

What do you think about visiting clean fresh water lakes for a day occasionally ?? Seems like the reved up running and higher flow and volume would be great. I am a pleasure boater out of Bradenton area but like to travel with the boat anyway on occasion.

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

Thats not a replacement for flushing with clean water, motor running up to operating temp. In a barrel. And do not use those flushing ports!

[@NewVisionLCS]

Excellent video Dave!! I've started taking better care of our 2 Stroke Evinrude thanks to your videos.

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

good......cuz they have their own issues. They all do! I so wish I had 50k sitting around to try out this, a turbo diesel ''no gears in the lower unit, belt driven'' OXE outboard: (MAYBE SOME DAY) www.oxe-diesel.com/Products

[@1dotele]

Great information thanks for posting

[@ronkelly7894]

Do you suggest using Rydlyme instead of Salt Away after each use using the flush port on the motor? Or use Salt Away for everyday use and do the flush like you demonstrated every 3 months? And thanks for the awesome no nonsense videos.

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

never ever use the flush port on the motor. I guess you can afford a 55 gallon barrel of salt away. I can't. I do a complete descaling every 6 months; with rydlyme. and every time I flush out my engine in my big barrel. let the warm water flush the salt and mud out of it. this is all we needed in the St Johns River which is a mud dirt nasty River.

[@adAlqubaisi]

its recommended to remove the thermostat for the rydlyme to circulate better and through the cooling system. that's why you don't get anything through the anodes hole because the thermostat is cold and closed. good luck capt.

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

just needed to get something done, since my lower unit was being re-sealed, doesn't matter I got it all cleaned real good (its funny, everyones a expert) they, Rydlyme thinks everyones doing this on a inboard engine. this video and my others about maintenance don't get any views, 90% of outboard owners don't do shit, except drop it off at a $100 a hr. shop. So, I won't be doing videos on this type of maintenance any longer. Too much time invested, editing etc. for nothing.

[@adAlqubaisi]

@@CaptDavesSportfishing i still my my own maintenance for my Suzuki DF175 and i enjoy it every time. can i ask you do you recommand to flush the lower unit gear case? and what to use to flush it from old oil if yes?

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

@@adAlqubaisi never.....new gear lube, that's it. Do you flush your vehicle's differential???

[@adAlqubaisi]

Capt Dave's Sport Fishing thanks capt got it

[@michaelfavre4192]

With lower unit off push hose directly on pickup tube and plug your pisser,I had great results.check water flow at thermostat. Love Rydlyme

[@michaelfavre4192]

Oh and take them out

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

@@michaelfavre4192 months ago, and I have it ALL figured out....as I said, "got many more videos"" just getting something done, thats all. OH, btw dont even have this motor anymore. Got me a new 2020 DF250. I run in absolute mud water, so when ever I can get the crap out, I do.

[@oldhardrock2542]

And I was just wondering about running up & down the St Johns. Looks really shallow up on the Cocoa end.

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

Well I'm very very far from there I'm in Jacksonville I don't know nothing about that the river really is just thin and swampy going south and it's all fresh water. Unlike here where there's incessant dredging and ungodly current

[@oldhardrock2542]

@@CaptDavesSportfishing I was there to check things out and noticed a lot of air boats and some john boats. The water is brown tannin. But, I figure it can't be any worse on an engine than the Indian and Banana Rivers with brackish waters.

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

@@oldhardrock2542 yes tannin Galore running to the swamps heading to Jacksonville and then becoming extremely salty stirred up from incessant dredging and that's the reason why I have to pay attention to my outboard I only wish I had just the tannin to worry about. That's the reason I love aluminum boats fiberglass boats get the st. Johns River camouflage on the bottom in the pores of your fiberglass AKA brown stain

[@jonyjonsy]

Have you made a fuel cooler video yet?

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

LONG TIME AGO.

[@catfishstalkeroutdoorswith530]

Great informational video! Thanks!

[@bosweat75]

I flushed my zuke 140 with zepp calcium lime and rust remover. It got about 2 single handfuls of grit out of it.

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

YEP!

[@Mikeb-tx4cd]

So good video Capt Dave. I’ve watched your videos several times and I have a question. If you submerge you’re lower unit in that 70gal tank to flush your motor, aren’t you just recycling the St. John’s river sludge through the motor? F you had those ears custom made you talked about wouldn’t all the sludge be rinsed out onto the ground as fresh water from the hose would nay be running through the motor? Just a thought!

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

Not really it falls to the bottom salt is the thing you really want to wash out if you were subscribed and saw more of my videos than you know what the scoop is

[@joeardwell1928]

Where is the O2 sensor located

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

On a 250 suzuki, port side top. no location footage, but...kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4eqkqVtdrqYack

[@Brewdiss]

I wonder if new Evinrudes have these anodes? My old 1990 Johnson 175gt is still running ok. I am torn between a Suzuki DF, or a used G2 175. I usually pull the boat out when not in use, and flush for a few minutes.

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

really, ya want a used motor where the company went out of business? I'd steer so far away from them, no matter what they say. All modern outboards seem to have smartened up and have internal anodes. It's all about how EZ they are to inspect and change. I BELIEVE SUZUKI IS THE WINNER.

[@jimfuller8508]

Hey Capt. Dave. Do you saltaway on your motors ? Thanks Jim

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

no.....I'd have to get 55 gallon barrels

[@edwardabrahamiii3742]

You da man

[@MEGA_SOKO]

I believe the bolt is an M12 fine thread for the Suzuki anodes, for the anode removal part. I prefer the Yamaha anode setup, because the anode to plate bolt comes through from the outside-in, so it isn't exposed to the corrosion on the bolt head inside the motor, like the Suzuki design. Thanks for the fuel cooler laugh....next time someone asks why you installed the fuel cooler, you tell them it's what you do with the spare cans of PBR after a trip. PBR FUEL COOLERS STOPS THE VAPOR LOCK! HAHAHA! Here's a thought, why not use the RidLyme before changing the anodes? Wouldn't it make it easier to remove them after because of the lack of scale? Have you tried this?

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

everything is EZ on the zuki, except getting that fuel cooler out. And now run after every trip in my barrel, so no more issues. The anodes are never that stuck if checked every 100 hrs like I do now, as per the service manual. Not wealthy enough to buy yamahas. Same 18k zuki, was 28k in gold plated yamaha! Since repowered, all this shit is O-L-D!

[@doug2202]

Hey Dave can I run redline in the 100 gallon tub while flushing the motor? If so how much rydlime will I need to effectively descale the motor

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

You'd need about $350 worth!! 50/50 solution I believe. Don't do it that way, pump it and recycle for a few hours, if you have a salt/mud/scale high temp, issue. Its not a ''frequent maintenance'' thing. Its a fix. Maintenance is running / flushing in a tub after every trip (as I do with my new Suzuki 2020) and let the water get warm. Salt and grime gets washed away with warm water easily. As you inspect your Anodes, every 100 hrs, you'll see the water jacket inside with a flash light. My Engine is spotless inside, cause I flush immediately while motor is still warm after every single trip.....Because I run in Salty MUD water.

[@doug2202]

@@CaptDavesSportfishing Got ya. How about if I were to leave the lower unit on and do the constant flush through the flush port on motor? Would I get a complete flush if motor is not running and thermostats are still in place?

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

@@doug2202 t stats gotta come out.

[@chrissubleski200]

If the engine gets that polluted what does it say about the fish that live in the river?

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

its not pollution is dirt, salt, tannin, sand, it says just as you'd think. ''no wonder, why it's easier fishing anywhere else in Florida.''

[@michaelhannan8305]

That bolt is an M10 fine thread bolt

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

as long as it works....

[@zackgray7746]

DAVE THE WEEKEND WARRIORS ARE NOT IMMUNE TO THAT MUDDY ASS RIVER!! AFTER WATCHING YOUR VIDEO LAST YEAR I DECIDED I WANTED TO FLUSH ALL 4 OF MY BOATS (THEY ALL SEE THE ST JOHNS RIVER VERY FREQUENTLY) AND FOUND MY THERMOSTATS AND ANODES COVERED IN SALT, MUD, AND CORROSION. AFTER THE RYDLYME FLUSH I COULD TELL A HELL OF A DIFFERENCE AND WILL BE RYDLYME FLUSHING MY OUTBOARD EVERY 6 MONTHS

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

Well I would never think that I know weekenders that fish way more than I do They have real jobs that pay them every week. these days I barely even go on weekends anymore thanks to joke Biden in his band of scumbags. well I'll tell you what the mechanic that I use said, there's two things he loves... ethanol and the St Johns River . keeps him busy.

[@lodwill5116]

I wonder why I learn all this stuff. What is a anoid?? Now if you ever want to know about the new. Hydrolic bypass valve. Let me know?? Lol 😮 I wonder if you can tap other way. Or both ways at one time.? Lol . I saved a guy. He stripped his nut. I told him put a starting wheel on it. . … it drove him nuts 🌰 😮

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

a sacrificial metal that saves the Aluminum engine. Many times called a zinc.

[@gioetajas1263]

Please i have the new model Suzuki 30 hp four stroke and when i start in house with mineral water with ear after 5 munite alarm temperature i stopped fast the engine next day i go at mihanik. We put at computer ww start the engine and the temperature go at 96 and stop there after we change thermostat for 60c.And we change new impeller in water pump.We start the engine again and the temperature go at 86 and when you put forward water go litle fast and temperature fast go down at 63.when you put neutral 86 it is normal mu mihanik they don't know esaclu how temperature must have that engine but alarm now no ring!!!

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

a new 30hp shouldn't need any new parts. are you sure you had the flushing muff of it correctly???? Check your owners manual. You ''may'' be able to start and idle it using the internal flush port, instead. On my 15 mercury I can, as long as its just in idle. read your owners manual. Your alarm went off from not enough water pressure or improper use of flushing muffs.

[@gioetajas1263]

@@CaptDavesSportfishing yes i put the leg of engine all the water and with no pressure gas motor go at 86c when i put gas 63c i dont have manuals because i Buy second hand and they lose the other men before i go at suzuki yestarday and at computer engine have 350 hours but the mihanik they dont know if engine is ok to work at 86c other mihaniks i speak they tell me is not normally

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

@@gioetajas1263 okay, you put lower unit ''in water''....okay. Yes, if 350 hrs who knows what and who , did to water pump. You're good then. if changed, You said ''NEW'', I was thinking no hours! Thanks for watching and stopping by my video.