odin210
New Member
Hello everybody,
new to this so bare with me. I just purchased a 1985, 250 Sundancer with a alpha I drive. I had the boat surveyed and everything check out ok.
I have taken her out three times so far and noticed that this last time the temperature gauge was about to go into the red. (no alarms so far) So I back off throttle and kept a close eye on the temperature gage. The temp went down and went back up and then down again and stayed below running temp. It has done just the opposite also and stayed hot. Not really sure what it could be but I'm thinking thermostat or water pump/ pump impeller? The 260 hp merc is orginal. If anybody has any ideas of what should be looked at first feel free.
new to this so bare with me. I just purchased a 1985, 250 Sundancer with a alpha I drive. I had the boat surveyed and everything check out ok.
I have taken her out three times so far and noticed that this last time the temperature gauge was about to go into the red. (no alarms so far) So I back off throttle and kept a close eye on the temperature gage. The temp went down and went back up and then down again and stayed below running temp. It has done just the opposite also and stayed hot. Not really sure what it could be but I'm thinking thermostat or water pump/ pump impeller? The 260 hp merc is orginal. If anybody has any ideas of what should be looked at first feel free.