"Gene" wrote in message
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On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 06:49:39 -0700 (PDT), Loogypicker
wrote:

On Jul 1, 9:41 am, Gene wrote:
On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 05:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Loogypicker





wrote:
On Jun 30, 10:36 pm, Gene wrote:
On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:34:36 GMT, "Mike Slater"
wrote:

I am not trying to stir anything up by asking this question, but
because the
water cooling passages are by design so narrow in the vicinity of
the
thermostat on my 1995 Merc 60hp 2-stroke Bigfoot, and small debris
was
constantly lodging itself on the waterpump/impeller side of the
thermostat I
decided to just run without it. I have been doing it for two seasons
now.
I measured the water temperature at the powerhead with a laser unit
at about
90 degrees. I am getting ready to advise that my neighbor do the
same thing
and I just wanted to hear some comments first. What will it hurt?

Mike

Ask yourself: why is there a thermostat, anyway?
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How zen like!

Yes, grasshopper..... what is the sound of one thermostat missing?
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The sound of four cylinders operating at an incorrect temperature,
master!

Correct! You are free to leave, grasshopper, after I burn the hell out
of your forearms....
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Most boat engines operate at below optimum temperature. As the salts
preciptate out at the correct operation temps. Closed cooling inboards, are
the only ones that run at a correct temperature. No thermostat and the temp
is even lower.