ok i have a 01 25 johnson on my duck boat we run alot of shallow water and my fitting in my block where the tattle tale hose hooks will stop up with the tinyest piece of trash i am also hard on the little grates on the side of the foot. my question is if i change the size of the nipple and the hose (threaded part is 3/8 the nipple is 1/4) to like a 3/8 nipple and hose would this affect my cooling. or maybe someone has another suggestion. please help