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Rocks/Sand in the thermostat

Hey all I have a 2005 3.0 alpha 1, and everytime I take the boat to a sand bar I keep getting rocks and sand in the thermostat causing it to not close and making the engine run too cool. I turn the engine off about 20 feet from the sandbar and coast in, when its time to leave I dont start the engine until the water is about 3feet deep. Im still sucking up sand. Since the t-stat housing is flat on the top of it, I am contemplating drilling a hole in it, tapping it and putting a screw in the hole. That way when the stat gets jammed I can remove the screw and shove a small screwdriver in the hole and push open the stat to let the sand out. If anyone has a better idea I would LOVE to hear it.		 seeray28\(stev...
Jun 22
2006
Better idea: Don't start the engine till you are in 3 1/2 feet of water. In 3 feet of water your prop is churning up the sandy water and your water pump is being ground up by the sand. Jim "seeray28(steve)" <seeray28@charter.net> wrote in message Jim
Jun 22
   
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