beermunk
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2004
- Messages
- 146
Hey all - we've been enjoying the tri-toon much this summer! Unfortunately on the 4th of July a friend decided to grab the controls while I was pushing off a sandbar and try to "power us out." Sucked a bunch of sand into the cooling system and stuck the thermostat in the open position. No biggie, took it in and had it replaced. It was the original on a 2004 Mercruiser so it was probably due anyway.
Now for my question:
- My old thermostat ran at 170-175F
- My new thermostat runs at 175F
I thought that these were 160F thermostats. Is it possible my temp gauge isn't calibrate correctly? Any way to verify the temp besides trying to stick a thermostat into the quick-drain holes?
And if it is actually running at 175, am I hurting anything?
Boat is an 04 Suntracker Party Barge Regency w/ 3.0L Mercruiser I/O
Now for my question:
- My old thermostat ran at 170-175F
- My new thermostat runs at 175F
I thought that these were 160F thermostats. Is it possible my temp gauge isn't calibrate correctly? Any way to verify the temp besides trying to stick a thermostat into the quick-drain holes?
And if it is actually running at 175, am I hurting anything?
Boat is an 04 Suntracker Party Barge Regency w/ 3.0L Mercruiser I/O