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Old 03-06-2015, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by calebsurfs View Post
I'm happy to report that water is practically gushing from the exhaust outlet. It turns out the manifold was clogged and all it took was a few jabs with a screwdriver in the water outlet to clear the blockage. I also blew through the manifold with a shop vac and had plenty of flow.
After putting everything back together I ran the engine for 10-15 minutes. I had some water leaking out the cover of the water pump but it was working well. Now the problem is that the coolant water never got over 80 degrees (ocean is 60+ here in San Diego right now). So it looks like I've got to fix the thermostat, any suggestions for a quick fix? I'm happy with how the first repair turned out, the only expense was the beer I drank after fixing it.
The thermostat is probably the source of your problem. Best play is to lose it and install a manual bypass; this is especially important for RWC engines.
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