fishdog4449
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Jul 16, 2007
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Hey guys,
Took the '76 115 out on the lake today for the first time. it ran great, started on the first try had plenty of power. However, after running for a while the telltale water and water spitting out of relief ports was hot. Not scalding hot, but quite a bit hotter than lukewarm. Impeller is brand new and the motor has great water pressure, fast stream even at idle. However, we were pulling two tubes so I was driving slow...mostly around 3000 and nowwhere near wot.Is this cooling water temperature normal...? (My Merc80 never got the telltale above lukewarm even at wot)
Lake Water temperature was 84 degrees.
Running a 19P stainless Quicksilver on 18' Glassmaster runabout. I know I should have a tach and will get one before my next trip so I can prop it perfectly.
Thanks in advance guys!!
Took the '76 115 out on the lake today for the first time. it ran great, started on the first try had plenty of power. However, after running for a while the telltale water and water spitting out of relief ports was hot. Not scalding hot, but quite a bit hotter than lukewarm. Impeller is brand new and the motor has great water pressure, fast stream even at idle. However, we were pulling two tubes so I was driving slow...mostly around 3000 and nowwhere near wot.Is this cooling water temperature normal...? (My Merc80 never got the telltale above lukewarm even at wot)
Lake Water temperature was 84 degrees.
Running a 19P stainless Quicksilver on 18' Glassmaster runabout. I know I should have a tach and will get one before my next trip so I can prop it perfectly.
Thanks in advance guys!!