Odds and ends for a Gen IV refresh

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02-18-2015, 04:13 PM

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If you're keeping the boat for a while, closed cooling would absolutely be money well spent if running in salt water.

+1 absoltively. these heads like to rot out at the valve guides with salt. heck, they do it with fresh water. there are no corrosion inhibitors on lake water like in antifreeze.

02-19-2015, 06:52 AM

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If you're keeping the boat for a while, closed cooling would absolutely be money well spent if running in salt water.

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+1 absoltively. these heads like to rot out at the valve guides with salt. heck, they do it with fresh water. there are no corrosion inhibitors on lake water like in antifreeze.

Duly noted... Any recommendations on brand/kit? Thanks