running hot

miamisu

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just bought a 1996 seaswerl with a 2007 200 HO E-tec the boat sat in slings for about 8 months , I guess they did start sometimes there ,but did not run it in the water , now the boat gets up to about 23000 -25000 rpm's the 'HOT' light and alarm gos off shuttin the engne back down.have no problems with any oil lights coming on , someone said it could be my water pump or thermosat , are they cover under 1 st year warranty?
 

tashasdaddy

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Re: running hot

i don't know for sure, but i would not think so. if they started the motor without a water source, you can 100% plan an a water pump rebuild. possibly a thermostat removal to flush pieces of the old impeller out of the system. contact a dealer for warranty service.
 
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