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bcfountain 09-13-2007 10:57 AM

the holes are 3/16 and drilled in a three-triangler patteren.i am running a ssmarine cross-over and this is the same t-stait mr gadgets talked about.i amrunning a blower on this motor also.temps are around 140-165 depending on water temp and how hard i run.also are your temp senders on the front of the motor?i ran mine at first on the rear/top of the manafold and the temp-gage always showed too hot....around 150-185.moved them to the front and temps read normal now.hope this helps

BadDog 09-13-2007 12:40 PM

AZ Speed and Marine may have a high flow T-Stat. I believe I got a 120 high flow from them.

ghittner 09-13-2007 01:08 PM


Originally Posted by bcfountain (Post 2270097)
the holes are 3/16 and drilled in a three-triangler patteren.i am running a ssmarine cross-over and this is the same t-stait mr gadgets talked about.i amrunning a blower on this motor also.temps are around 140-165 depending on water temp and how hard i run.also are your temp senders on the front of the motor?i ran mine at first on the rear/top of the manafold and the temp-gage always showed too hot....around 150-185.moved them to the front and temps read normal now.hope this helps

Front top of manifold.

ghittner 09-13-2007 01:47 PM

Just spoke with Stainless Marine, and they say it needs the three holes. I'll post my results, thanks guys...

ghittner 09-13-2007 01:52 PM

Just spoke with Stainless Marine, and they say it needs the three holes. I'll post my results, thanks guys...

ghittner 09-26-2007 12:30 PM

PROBLEM SOLVED! three holes and another new thermostat. I now run @ 165-170 consistently


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