Lisa Mullins Anderson
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we recently purchased a 1989 bayliner with a 5.o cobra 302 motor. when we bought it it needed a foot so we got that. took boat to water it was overheating. took heads off to c if they were cracked had them pressure tested they wer good machinists shaved them a little to smooth them, put new gaskets on and put back together. someone suggested we check water pump in foot. it was basically melted so we changed the water pump and took it back to the water the boat took off at first then it was like someone put it in neutral. it wouldn't go in forward or reverse anyone have any idea what might have happend? we didn't have this problem at first, it worked fine. As for the overheating we let it set and idle in the water for over an hour and it didn't overheat but we didn't get to really run it to see. if anyone has any advice it would b greatly appreciated!