Running hot according to the gauge.....454
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Running hot according to the gauge.....454
I have a 1993 29 Powerquest that has T 454 -330 HP stock.. I bought it last year and it has always ran what i thought was warmer according to the gauge at 180-190 but the previous owner said it has always ran that way..
I have put maybee 40 hours on it and it runs about 190 according to the guage ... I will stop and feel the hoses and yes they are warm but by no means HOT i mean you would not want to hold on to the hoses all day ...but by no means like Wow that was hot ...!
The Belt is tight on the Sea Pumps
Can some of the Great Minds of OSO point me in the right direction ?
A) The guages are Autometer marine.....
B) Both engines run right around the same temp.
C) Oil pressure is right around 50 most of the time.
I have put maybee 40 hours on it and it runs about 190 according to the guage ... I will stop and feel the hoses and yes they are warm but by no means HOT i mean you would not want to hold on to the hoses all day ...but by no means like Wow that was hot ...!
The Belt is tight on the Sea Pumps
Can some of the Great Minds of OSO point me in the right direction ?
A) The guages are Autometer marine.....
B) Both engines run right around the same temp.
C) Oil pressure is right around 50 most of the time.
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ok, yanked the Thermostat on the one engine and it ran at 150 on the gauge ,,, the other motor that i did not touch ran at 180 on the gauge and my little ryobi tool says it was at 150 ? so who knows ? maybe ran it for 2 hours. Ran great and the oil pressure was at 50 psi all day other that at a idle.