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    Flywheel

    Is this crack on the flywheel a big problem?
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    1988 mercury 45hp 2 stroke overheat

    I just did. I didn’t get it up to the high rpm the alarm sounds at due to my water muffs not being the greatest(tons of water spill out of them and the tell tail stream is not as strong as when in the water) but I ran it at about 3500-4000 rpm for about 5-7 minutes and never got the alarm my...
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    1988 mercury 45hp 2 stroke overheat

    The water inlets appear to be under the bottom edge of the hull. I don’t see any tunnel down the center of the hull
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    1988 mercury 45hp 2 stroke overheat

    It’s on a 1988 bass tracker tournament tx17.
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    1988 mercury 45hp 2 stroke overheat

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    1988 mercury 45hp 2 stroke overheat

    Is there a way to test if it is a bad thermostat?
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    1988 mercury 45hp 2 stroke overheat

    Would you suggest starting with a lower unit rebuild? As far as I’m aware the engine is where it was installed at the factory(no jack plate) and I run it with the trim all the way down. The water pressure gauge on the console does jump up and down a little when I’m running at the rpm I’m getting...
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    1988 mercury 45hp 2 stroke overheat

    I recently bought a 1988 bass tracker with a 45hp mercury 2 stroke. The motor runs well but when it gets around 5500 rpm I get a continuous beep indicating a overheat after about 5-10 seconds and when I let off the throttle the alarm stops. The motor has a solid stream from the tell tail the...
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