barefooter
08-14-2003, 12:54 PM
I recently had some work done on my 2002 Outback. I had a stereo installed in the dash and a depth finder installed in the dash. Both work fine.
However, when I launched boat for the first time after the install, i saw that my temp guage began to spike after a few minutes of running the boat.
I raised the engine box while idling and the block seemed cool/slightly warm to the touch (not 230 degress that the guage was indicating).
As a percaution, i asked a marine mechanic to take a ride with me to see if he felt the guage was reading accurately.
He ran the boat at 4000 rpm and the guage spiked again and would then bounce between 190 and 235 degress within seconds.
He also touched the engine and thought things were fine, but cautioned me that he was an I/O specialist not an inboard specialist. He said maybe its a thermostat problem.
The boat has been running well.
My question is:
Is it possible that the installed items in the dash are shorting out the temp guage making it bounce around?
Is it possible for me ( a B minus handman) to install a new thermostat myself?
Or is this something serious where I shouldnt run the boat until I get it properly diagnosed?
Thanks.
However, when I launched boat for the first time after the install, i saw that my temp guage began to spike after a few minutes of running the boat.
I raised the engine box while idling and the block seemed cool/slightly warm to the touch (not 230 degress that the guage was indicating).
As a percaution, i asked a marine mechanic to take a ride with me to see if he felt the guage was reading accurately.
He ran the boat at 4000 rpm and the guage spiked again and would then bounce between 190 and 235 degress within seconds.
He also touched the engine and thought things were fine, but cautioned me that he was an I/O specialist not an inboard specialist. He said maybe its a thermostat problem.
The boat has been running well.
My question is:
Is it possible that the installed items in the dash are shorting out the temp guage making it bounce around?
Is it possible for me ( a B minus handman) to install a new thermostat myself?
Or is this something serious where I shouldnt run the boat until I get it properly diagnosed?
Thanks.