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Great advice here, I may be putting my 228 up for sale later this summer.

A year ago I could post almost any picture, but now it just say's file to large.

Grandson and I limited out yesterday in 2 hours Sorry it won't let me upload pictures, I dont understand why I can post pictures on many other forums but not here? I was able to upload one picture,

No I never run it on muffs. It was in the ocean. All is good now, I ended up using my 2 year old impeller housing with the old style bushing. The new style allows water at low speed to leak past the pickup tube.

I see the ox66's sell for around $5000, I bought my 228 with a 0x66 225 in 2020 and love it. I thought I would repower but I can't see spending money when this motor runs so good. I only checked MPG once it was just under 2 miles per gallon. I get oil at wal-mart for $17 a gallon. Sure I would...

Bought some on Ebay.

Bought my 228 from north Carolina in 2020 and had it shipped out to California. I couldn't afford to buy one out here. It was cheaper buying it on line, ordering a survey, having new tires installed on the trailer and hiring a driver through Uship.

That was me that had the rubber bushing missing. We have two people here with over heat problems.

My old housing with the bushing still in it New housing has a different type.

Actually after looking at your schematic it looks like I didn't have a couple of parts. The piece between 6 & 7 was not on when I originally took it apart and I don't seem to have a number 7 in my kit.

I just removed the lower unit and I think I found the problem. It's missing the rubber bushing where the pickup tube enters the top of the impeller housing. I guess I had my head up my ass when I put it together.

My order from simm Yamaha just arrived. I'm confident this will solve the overheating issue. I've ordered a impeller kit from my local dealer [30 miles from me] and its never come with everything like this kit.

I just ordered a new kit from Sim yamaha

Yes I did

Yes I'm going to pull the LU this week. I greased it during install, It doesn't overheat at high speeds and the pee stream is not as powerful at idle as it was before impeller replacement. It's possible I put something in the wrong order but I didn't think so? I'll order another impeller kit and...

Well I replaced the thermostats and the poppet valve and I'm still overheating at low speed.

Put a link for your boat.

Bids were $2500 to $5800 I chose a contractor for $2700, he lost a wheel bearing in Wyoming on a Friday night. I didn't sleep at all that night. But He was great, I found a shop 35 miles from him. He babied it to the shop and was back on the road Saturday afternoon. I tipped him $400 so the...

That one on the east coast looks like a good deal. I had my 228 delivered from North Carolina during the covid shutdown, right about $3000 through Uship.

I replaced it two years ago when I bought the boat. I found a video on line showing it, I remember using a 3/8" dowel to help insert it. I'll search for the video again.