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1/2 inch strainer on a 3/8 inch line any problems?
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<blockquote data-quote="amk" data-source="post: 400362" data-attributes="member: 13232"><p>My boat has a visible pisser and when it over heats there's still flow it just has steam mixed in. When I first got my boat back and running after I re did it I ran it on the river when it was really low. I was still getting used to the stick and I pretty much ran it over a sandy rock bar more than once before I had the strainer. I had to float back to the ramp because I lost cooling flow totally. I used an air compressor to blow the lines but it just seems to run hoter now. The other day when I had it in the bay it ran fine but I went home put it on the river to flush with fresh water and it got hot and would predetonate fuel every five minutes if I didn't stop and let it cool. The river was high and had lots of small sticks and debris from all the rain here in Texas recently but I didn't see much on the strainer. Could of been fine particles reducing flow due to strainer mesh size that's a good theory but I'm still worried something's in that water jacket somewhere. I will look into getting a bigger mesh size but currently I'm $60 into 1/2 jabs strainers because I bought two im going to tap the pump and run dual cooling with dual strainers and a bypass valve. I'm really happy with my boat exactly how it is and the last thing I want to see is a blown motor at this point of the year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="amk, post: 400362, member: 13232"] My boat has a visible pisser and when it over heats there's still flow it just has steam mixed in. When I first got my boat back and running after I re did it I ran it on the river when it was really low. I was still getting used to the stick and I pretty much ran it over a sandy rock bar more than once before I had the strainer. I had to float back to the ramp because I lost cooling flow totally. I used an air compressor to blow the lines but it just seems to run hoter now. The other day when I had it in the bay it ran fine but I went home put it on the river to flush with fresh water and it got hot and would predetonate fuel every five minutes if I didn't stop and let it cool. The river was high and had lots of small sticks and debris from all the rain here in Texas recently but I didn't see much on the strainer. Could of been fine particles reducing flow due to strainer mesh size that's a good theory but I'm still worried something's in that water jacket somewhere. I will look into getting a bigger mesh size but currently I'm $60 into 1/2 jabs strainers because I bought two im going to tap the pump and run dual cooling with dual strainers and a bypass valve. I'm really happy with my boat exactly how it is and the last thing I want to see is a blown motor at this point of the year. [/QUOTE]
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