Well I have another thread about my nonexistant power steering that suddenly went away when I started the my 3.0 merc up last sunday. I ran on and off a bit that day, but really sat and swam 90% of the day...my temp guage did show warmer than usual, around 180-190 degrees, but it usually sits between 150 and 170 degrees. I just noticed that my alternator belt snapped (should have noticed by looking at my volt guage) while trying to fix my steering issue, which was obviously caused by the power steering pump not being turned. I replaced both belts this evening, and hooked up my hose to the boat and everything ran great. The water pumps seem to be working fine as there is water going in, circulating, and coming out. My temp guage never shot higher than ~ 150 degrees while running at a varying RPM for 10 minutes or so. I varied from neutral, to forward gear as well.
Sound like I dodged a bullet, or should I check something else?
Sound like I dodged a bullet, or should I check something else?
