Originally Posted by
cmulder
Completed mounting the engine and hooked up the cooling lines.
Got a 12v (fuel) pump and am wondering if that could help avoid overheating the engine?
There is about 2c between the screw and that pick up tube that is suposed to provide pressure for the cooling system.
Also hooked up a fuel tank with muffler pressure.
boat bowels
Normally, the pick-up provides AMPLE water to keep the engine cool, don't worry about that Don't forget that for example in your car, the cooling water outlet is kept at a fixed value (usually between 80 and 90 degrees Celsius) by the thermostat, which means that the inlet to the engine usually is well ABOVE 70 degrees.(closer to 80, actually), but your boat engine is receiving water straight from the pond, at maybe 15 to 25 degrees.
No worries, it WILL cool.