hi all, i have just taken my 1992 rude 90 horse v-4 crossflow out for the first time today. It seems to be running perfect with no signs of overheat. I was nervous about the t-stat issue as you probably read in earlier post. but all seems good. i had to mount the senders to the head cover as i had no place else to mount them. The gauge never got over 160 degrees. Is this normal? the head felt hot to the touch and could not hold hand on it for very long so i felt the water that was coming out of the exhaust relief ports and could hold my hand there all day if i wanted to. was just wondering about the position that i mounted the senders to, as the gasket that goes on the head cover is solid and does not let water get to the cover. what do you all think? How can the head be so hot but the water coming out of exhaust not be? the boat ran 5200 rmp at 45 mph. fully trimed. almost sounds like prop is slipping when fully trimed but its not that i can tell. prop size 13x19 engine mounted to a 1989 Tracker 1600TF tournament fiberglass hull. engine sitting on the transom. any sugestions?
