I am waiting on a thermostat to arrive for a 4.3 Volvo Penta and was wondering if I could boat this weekend without it? The water temp will be abour 75 - 80 degrees. Is a thermostat really necessary in South Texas where the water temps never drop below 50 degrees?
I am waiting on a thermostat to arrive for a 4.3 Volvo Penta and was wondering if I could boat this weekend without it? The water temp will be abour 75 - 80 degrees. Is a thermostat really necessary in South Texas where the water temps never drop below 50 degrees?
I have a 2001 Glastron GX 185 equipped with a 190 hp,4.3 Volvo-Penta. I recently ran up onto a sand bar. The entire lower unit was buried, but we were able to wiggle all of the sand from the prop before continuing back to the ramp. I thought that I had escaped this bad fortune without any...
