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02-22-2021, 07:26 AM

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Post #2 asked for a pic of your crossover cooling system.

Some styles you can’t just put in a thermostat because it will block the whole systems water until it opens, and that is no good.

02-22-2021, 08:34 AM

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I will get the pic posted hopefully soon the boat it at my lake house I just need to get into the shop to take the pic hopefully very soon!

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02-22-2021, 10:50 AM

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My water temps never move, it`s not a problem.
You do need to know what your oil temps are. Takes me a while a while to get my oil temp up too (15+ minutes for at least 120*)
I installed a 120V 500W oil pan heater that I turn on at the dock when we wake up but it still took over an hour to heat them 14quarts. to 100*
So then I installed a second immersion heater in the pan and that must have been too much amp draw, I burned out both the heaters .
back to square one lol

anyway that`s just over kill but you need oil temp don`t worry about the water temp.