Motor 1989 60hp Johnson
Just finished a carb rebuild and the motor is running pretty good, need to do the adjustment for slow speed but wanted to ask a cooling question. Impeller about two years old, and tell tale is very strong so i assume no problems there or reason to drop lower unit? With motor running a while the temp on the back is about 155 on each cylinder, give or take a few degrees between them. Since they are all close to each other, is it safe to assume water deflecters are in ok shape? If so, only possible thing to replace/check would the thermostat for any blockage, although 155-160 seems like an ok temp to me. Thanks for any advice or other things to check. Did not have gaskets handy and didn't want to pull head covers t-stat if not necessary
Just finished a carb rebuild and the motor is running pretty good, need to do the adjustment for slow speed but wanted to ask a cooling question. Impeller about two years old, and tell tale is very strong so i assume no problems there or reason to drop lower unit? With motor running a while the temp on the back is about 155 on each cylinder, give or take a few degrees between them. Since they are all close to each other, is it safe to assume water deflecters are in ok shape? If so, only possible thing to replace/check would the thermostat for any blockage, although 155-160 seems like an ok temp to me. Thanks for any advice or other things to check. Did not have gaskets handy and didn't want to pull head covers t-stat if not necessary