ok, got the boat back from the dealerhsip. The total came to 467. He
took the outdrive off, and replaced the bellow that had the hole in
it. He said that the universal was rusted and he replaced that but
said the gimbal joints were fine. He also took the lower unit off and
replaced the line that takes the water from the intake holes on the
outdrive up to the engine. My brother picked up the boat for me and
went to the lake yesterday and said that he was able to run it at 4k
rpms with no issues of heat. said it never got above 130. so my
problem that I have had for years now is finally fixed. I was about to
send my gauge cluster off to be rebuilt, becuase I was told they have
a history of reading hot when the engine isn't actually overheating.
Sure am glad i didnt' do that and waste money on something that isn't
broken. Thank you to everyone who gave me advice.
Justin