"Hello all, new to the board.
"Hello all, new to the board. I ran a search of this site and found some good info on the 318 engine. I was wondering if anyone had a cooling schematic of the 440 with a paragon v-drive.
I recently took the boat out and found that when cruising fast the engine ran about 165ish and when I slowed for the wakeless zone I instantly began to heat up to about 185 and steam was rising from the engine bay, so I idled up a bit and she cooled back down after a couple minuetes.
when I got to dock I noticed that the port side exhaust manifold and riser was significantly warmer to the touch than the starboard. I now have the Sherwood dual impeller off which is not missing pieces or scared in anyway and turns as it should, I will replace the rubber impellers anyway now that its out. But I also checked the operation of the thermostat and it was opening fine and I believe its correct is has 163 stampped on it. Since i'm new to owning a boat I was wanted to run this scenario by you experts and see if anyone could suggest what else I should check, today I am going to remove rubber hoses one by one to check for debris but after that I'm stumpped. Thanks for reading my longwinded post and thanks in advance for any suggestions/help.
Dave"
"Hello all, new to the board. I ran a search of this site and found some good info on the 318 engine. I was wondering if anyone had a cooling schematic of the 440 with a paragon v-drive.
I recently took the boat out and found that when cruising fast the engine ran about 165ish and when I slowed for the wakeless zone I instantly began to heat up to about 185 and steam was rising from the engine bay, so I idled up a bit and she cooled back down after a couple minuetes.
when I got to dock I noticed that the port side exhaust manifold and riser was significantly warmer to the touch than the starboard. I now have the Sherwood dual impeller off which is not missing pieces or scared in anyway and turns as it should, I will replace the rubber impellers anyway now that its out. But I also checked the operation of the thermostat and it was opening fine and I believe its correct is has 163 stampped on it. Since i'm new to owning a boat I was wanted to run this scenario by you experts and see if anyone could suggest what else I should check, today I am going to remove rubber hoses one by one to check for debris but after that I'm stumpped. Thanks for reading my longwinded post and thanks in advance for any suggestions/help.
Dave"