cold water a bad idea?
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cold water a bad idea?
Just wondering what the consequences of cold water could be. After the complete rerig, im anxious to get a test run in asap to see if theres any issues before boating season is in full swing as well as see where im at as far as props are concerned.finishing up the hyd steering this weekend and its supposed to be in the upper 40s low 50s this week but the water temp is about 40.am i looking for cracked manifolds or should i be ok?any thoughts?
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I notice very little difference in running temps regardless of sea temp. This always seemed to be the case with any motor I've owned.
Like the others said, make sure your temps are up before getting on it.
Like the others said, make sure your temps are up before getting on it.
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Looks like you've made a lot of progress in a short time! Let's see some pics!
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Regardless of time of year or temps i never run anything much above idle til im up to operating temp.i just wasn't sure with the cold water considering as soon as the t-stat opens its ice cold water through everything
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only thing that might crack is your body from freezing,i have been out testing in 40 deg weather,wear a parka.
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i would wait,,you might run into a few logs or what ever floats..if you really want to make a test run take the boat to a warmer state to were you can get the rite egt's,,it will all change with the warm air..
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Last edited by sprink58; 03-09-2013 at 11:01 PM.