Sure getting the best on this forum and I do need it. How do I avoid an air pocket in the top when I do my initial start? The book says something about the sign of water coming out of the exhaust maniford but that water hasn't gotten into the head - the thermostat is closed and all water is bypassed to the manifold. To make matters worse, my boat is bow-down on a slight incline that I can't avoid and I would like to run it on a garden hose first; the ramp is many miles away. Do I have to go somewhere that gives me a bow-up configuration, without the hose, and would that do it anyhow?
