Inboard running cold

[Miles Offshore]

hey Elijah- i have more porn coming soon dude!!!

[Jon G]

Chance look real carefully at the connection of the wires at the sender on the engine, if they are dirty then it throws the whole reading off due to the extra resistance, clean them real good and see if it helps. Best way to tell what its really doing is shoot the thermostat cover(and other stuff like manifolds) with a infared temp tester after(and while) you run it, we have one at work and it is the best way to find out how hot different parts of the engine are running. If I remember right I saw you this spring down at Barn Hill? Sharp boat I like the dog house, I thought I had seen your boat somewhere before. Rod Man last week someone pulled a 1180 lber out of the bay Less smaller fish than normal but the fish that are there are bigger than recent years. Lots of balloons out this week when it was like glass.

[wendell]

Chance,
The theromstat should be installed crown (pyramid) up with the flat button side down. If the motor is actually running cold (bellow 180) you're going to GREATLY acelarate the wear on your motor. Cylinder walls will wear from poor lubrication and increased piston/wall clearance. Bearings and journals will also be the worse for wear because the oil will not be functioning optimally. With in reason it's actually better to run too hot that too cold. A motor that spends a few years at 220 will be in better shape than one at 170.

Any ways...
Are you still mored in plymouth? I've got a 23'hydrosport skiff in the harbor. If possible, I'd like to check out your boat. I'm going through a 23 inboard with my buddy kmodi in my shop in carver and would love to pick your brain. Great looking boat, good luck.

[CHANCE1234]

Well i checked her out today, and my first step was the thermostat. I ran the engine for about 20 minutes before. then waited 5-10 minutes and removed the thermostat, and it was open. Which i believe means it was stuck open. I didn't have a new one so i tried to clean it and put it back in. Then started it and the gauge started to move after about 3 minutes. My gauge does not have numbers on it just marks, and it got to the first mark just above the "C" and stayed there for the next 20 minutes at idle. Is it even worth it to try to clean a thermostat or should i just get a new on. Wires and connections all looked good and tight. Hopefully i fixed it or will just need to get a new stat. Thanks for all the help again guys.

[Jon G]

If ya think its stuck, throw it out. You dont want to risk it getting stuck closed. On a side note Chance what type of lay up did you use on your dog house? I'm starting one this fall and don't want to over/under do it on the glass. Trying to keep it light but strong, gonna use divynicell(closed cell foam) instead of plywood.

[CHANCE1234]

Thanks, Divynicell will make it very light. I was going to go that route but due to $$, i opted for 1/2 inch marine grade plywood. First thing to do is get the right height, mine is a little tall for me, about 6foot 4 to top of inside. Then radius the edges for easy glass layup. I can't recall what weight glass i went with. After it was all framed out i cut 4 and 8 inch wide strips for all my corners. I layed the 4 inch on first then the 8 and then just one layer of glass on everything else. It was pretty flimsy before the glass and solid as a rock after. then i just finished the whole thing with 2 coats of gell coat. If i ever do it again i will go with divnycell. Also the windows i got custom made from Wynne, they have a good site that tells you everything you need about how to make the templates and the measurements required. Hope this helps. You can look under the photos part of this site under "MY FIRST" and there are some pics of the doghouse through various stages.

[RODMAN]

Did you get the engine up to temp.Chance???????

[CHANCE1234]

Yup she seems to be okay now, i bought 2 stats and will keep them on board. I left the original one in there after i cleaned it up. I will replace it before i go out for another extended trip. Thanks again guys

[wendell]

What does it run at? We had Kmodi's boat out this weeekend and it ran at 160. I guess that's the operating temp for a right hand motor? Either way, its a beautiful boat that goes like hell and is a joy to fly fish out of. We took a few laps around your machine. Sharp boat!

[CHANCE1234]

I don't know the temp, there are no numbers on the gauge, just marks. But the thermostat is set at 140. Sorry i couldn't swing by to see your boat, work has kept me pretty busy lately, haven't gone out fishing in about a month. Hopefully that will change soon.