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chip thomas
New member
Username: thomas66
Post Number: 1
Registered: 10-2009
| | Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 - 07:54 pm: | 
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Help.......I have a 225 Looper that has a cooling problem on one cylinder bank. The engine had not been used in about a year when it started this problem. Initially, I didn't know it was on one bank so I installed a new water pump and removed the thermostats. That did not solve my problem. The motor runs perfect other than the overheating on starboard side. I am now thinking something could be clogging flow to starboard side. Any ideas? |
Martin Johnson
Member
Username: martino1
Post Number: 30
Registered: 05-2009
| | Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 - 09:40 pm: |
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Does your year use relief (poppit) valves in the cooling system? |
chip thomas
New member
Username: thomas66
Post Number: 2
Registered: 10-2009
| | Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 - 10:13 pm: |
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No, the thermostat is incased in a device that is sort of like a poppit valve. |
jeff bobo
Member
Username: bassmaster59
Post Number: 55
Registered: 09-2009
| | Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 - 10:32 pm: |
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chip, did you pull the therms & put them in water on the stove and make sure they're opening or that they are not stuck open. If I am guessing right yours are like mine and have a plastic housing that will screw apart and you can pull the vernatherms out & ck them in hot water |
chip thomas
New member
Username: thomas66
Post Number: 3
Registered: 10-2009
| | Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 - 10:46 pm: |
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Yes, that is the type I have. The thermostats were bad so I have removed them completely. |
Morten Ringvold
Senior Member
Username: haffiman37
Post Number: 4271
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 - 11:20 pm: |
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Get a fresh set of thermostats back before you burn down your regulator. Running without thermostats will even disrupt the cooling circulation. The cooling system need a certain pressure to operate properly. |
jamie campbell
Advanced Member
Username: outboard_doctor
Post Number: 654
Registered: 02-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 02:55 am: |
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Put back the vernatherms and associated bits and pieces running without them is not helping the situation and try it again |
Martin Johnson
Member
Username: martino1
Post Number: 31
Registered: 05-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 06:46 am: |
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If it were mine, I would remove one thermostat cover, run it on muffs, and see how much water pours out. Then I would try the other and compare. I would think this would show you if you have some type of blockage or restriction. |
chip thomas
Member
Username: thomas66
Post Number: 4
Registered: 10-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 09:20 pm: |
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Morten you were right on the money, I replaced the vernatherms and problem was solved. I gotta say I was surprised, I never ran thermostats in crossflows and never had any problems.
Thanks |
