Deck caps and petcocks (oh my)

[rmbrown]

Mark:

I know when I go searching for a topic, I prefer one long thread to several that I have to comb through, but that's just my preference.

Fill cap?  I'm talking about the petcock on the muffler, not the closed coolant system.  Am I confused?

[KWKloeber]

Am I confused?

No Mike you are not confused.  Each spurt of exhaust gas out of each cylinder --> to the exhaust valve --> exhaust manifold --> riser --> muffler, forces the sea water up and out the transom.   So, it's very possible that only a small amount of cooling water remained in the muffler when you shut down.  Naturally the amount will vary depending on exactly when (where in the piston stroke) you shut 'r down.

I don't see why someone would need to read back a dozen posts to answer a current question (but they are there if one wants to see them.)  :-)

ken