I am not sure, but I think my thermostat was stuck closed at start up. With about 45 seconds I noticed that there was no peeing! So I quickly climbed my ladder and ran into the cabin and shut that starboard engine off. Then I went back out to the motor and felt the aft right rear of the block and it was pretty darn warm. I wondered if my impeller was toast of did my thermostat stick closed? Anyway, 20 min later I tried it again and once the motor was started, I saw it peeing almost immediately. I am concerned.....
I have a 75 gal horse trough water container I slide under my motors and the water input screens are some 5" BELOW the water line.... Ambiant air temp was 45 degrees and it was fairly cold outside.
If it was stuck, doesn't it seem crazy that they wouldn't stick open like some cars if it fails----or maybe that is a special order one, but is that strange?
I'm going to order 4 thermostats (2 for each motor) and just redo them both.
Thoughts?
I have a 75 gal horse trough water container I slide under my motors and the water input screens are some 5" BELOW the water line.... Ambiant air temp was 45 degrees and it was fairly cold outside.
If it was stuck, doesn't it seem crazy that they wouldn't stick open like some cars if it fails----or maybe that is a special order one, but is that strange?
I'm going to order 4 thermostats (2 for each motor) and just redo them both.
Thoughts?
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