Hi
1998 V8 - 5 litre Mercruiser - non injection, raw water cooled.
After noticing a temp difference at the exhaust riser whilst at idle, i took her for a spin tonight to ease my mind and when i checked her the starboard exhaust riser was literally steaming hot and the bent downpipe pipe that runs after the exhaust riser was so hot the paint was smoking!!!
With lots of steam out the back, engine temp consistent 175!
The Port side riser and manifold was fine.
I'm going to strip her tomorrow, can anyone give me an insight as to what to look for, especially any set procedures.
Could this be a thermostat or a probable corrosion / blockage problem. With the port side being ok does the stardboard tend to get more corroded.
I checked the large water hose on the starboard side anyway and noticed that the internal spring was badly corroded, when purchasing does this spring come with the hose and if any bits of the spring have broken off where would they end up.
1998 V8 - 5 litre Mercruiser - non injection, raw water cooled.
After noticing a temp difference at the exhaust riser whilst at idle, i took her for a spin tonight to ease my mind and when i checked her the starboard exhaust riser was literally steaming hot and the bent downpipe pipe that runs after the exhaust riser was so hot the paint was smoking!!!
With lots of steam out the back, engine temp consistent 175!
The Port side riser and manifold was fine.
I'm going to strip her tomorrow, can anyone give me an insight as to what to look for, especially any set procedures.
Could this be a thermostat or a probable corrosion / blockage problem. With the port side being ok does the stardboard tend to get more corroded.
I checked the large water hose on the starboard side anyway and noticed that the internal spring was badly corroded, when purchasing does this spring come with the hose and if any bits of the spring have broken off where would they end up.
