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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>George Dinwiddie wrote:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Is the water flow reduced when the temperature rises? If not,<BR>I'd
suspect the bypass arrangement. If the thermostat can't<BR>shut off the
bypass flow, the engine will overheat. You can<BR>test this by restricting
the bypass hose (the one entering the <BR>thermostat housing from the waterpump
side) with a pair of <BR>vice grips. If this cools the engine down, the
thermostat<BR>or thermostat housing is faulty, or possibly the water input<BR>to
the block is plugged.<BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I believe this to be the case although it's hard to
check the exhaust water coming out with the stern wave pushing up and my weight
pushing down (I'm not a lightweight). Based on my knowledge of the frailness of
the repaired housing bypass boss, I'm betting this is my problem. I'll post
results when I correct the problem.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,
Brian</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>