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<blockquote data-quote="Ranchero50" data-source="post: 144997" data-attributes="member: 1523"><p>Quick update, burnt up the engine in the fiberglass boat today, raw water thermostat didn't open and it truely is bad when you get the burnt oil smell and the paint is bubbling... Pisser is I cleaned it all up before taking it out to get some on the water pics before I sell it. At least it's only a 2.3l Ford so it should be a painless swap...</p><p></p><p>After that fiasco took the little one out this evening. The back cylinder was missing and it wasn't running very well. Did an on the water plug check and the front one was dark and the back one was wet. Tapped the gap closed pretty tight and hoped for the best. With the new pump on the boat will do 52.8mph on the flat and has more of a growl vs. the old screaming exhaust tone. I have the big purple expansion pipe setup on and it was only taching 6300rpm so maybe I'll put the grey one back on to see if I can get it to rev a bit higher and maybe see 54 mph. The '95 Seadoo Xp ran 58mph so anything over 50 is pretty darned good. I'm happy. There's no rooster tail now, just a skim of white water the with of the bottom of the hull and very little wake. I did run down a 16-18' Grizzly with a 90-65 jet and went by them pretty quick when I ducked behind an island.</p><p></p><p>Jamie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ranchero50, post: 144997, member: 1523"] Quick update, burnt up the engine in the fiberglass boat today, raw water thermostat didn't open and it truely is bad when you get the burnt oil smell and the paint is bubbling... Pisser is I cleaned it all up before taking it out to get some on the water pics before I sell it. At least it's only a 2.3l Ford so it should be a painless swap... After that fiasco took the little one out this evening. The back cylinder was missing and it wasn't running very well. Did an on the water plug check and the front one was dark and the back one was wet. Tapped the gap closed pretty tight and hoped for the best. With the new pump on the boat will do 52.8mph on the flat and has more of a growl vs. the old screaming exhaust tone. I have the big purple expansion pipe setup on and it was only taching 6300rpm so maybe I'll put the grey one back on to see if I can get it to rev a bit higher and maybe see 54 mph. The '95 Seadoo Xp ran 58mph so anything over 50 is pretty darned good. I'm happy. There's no rooster tail now, just a skim of white water the with of the bottom of the hull and very little wake. I did run down a 16-18' Grizzly with a 90-65 jet and went by them pretty quick when I ducked behind an island. Jamie [/QUOTE]
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