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    workboot replied to the thread 200hp efi overheating.
    yes, a rubber O-ring around each piston and a bigger rubber gasket around the perimeter of the head and I replaced all of them
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    workboot replied to the thread 200hp efi overheating.
    I changed the spark plugs about 2 months ago, all were the same color. There was no water in any cyl.. I also borescoped all cyl. and...
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    workboot replied to the thread 200hp efi overheating.
    I'm going to take the lower unit off tomorrow and have a look around the water pump and exhaust as it's an easy thing to do. If I'm...
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    workboot replied to the thread 200hp efi overheating.
    ok I'll check the head bolts, but do you know the torque? the book says 30 lbs. then tighten another 90 degrees but I used a number I...
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    workboot replied to the thread 200hp efi overheating.
    thanks for the replies guys. so I guess I should do a compression check , would that be my next step ?
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    workboot replied to the thread 200hp efi overheating.
    I replaced the whole kit, and I do it every 3 years. As for the exhaust gas, doesn't it surround the water pump as it goes out through...
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    workboot replied to the thread 200hp efi overheating.
    thanks for the reply, I did not check for flatness, I have a diagram in my service manual for where they go, I did get an overheat alarm...
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    workboot posted the thread 200hp efi overheating in Mercury & Mariner Outboards.
    2002 0t556519, in 2023 I replaced head gaskets on starboard side because of water in the 2 lower cylinders, ever since then the temp...
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