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« on: May 07, 2012, 12:03:27 PM »
So i just ordered a jet marine oil pan from armandos super pumped to get it,he said he could build it in a week for me since he has one ahead of me! so know i need a m84d hv oil pump to go with it ! The only thing that bothers me is that everyone is always saying in a jet boat they run to cool to burn off the moisture in the crankcase !I cant let this one slide i wish there was a way for no-water to get in my oil ever!!!! I am looking at the hardin marine thermostat kit for $259 but some people are saying there garbage and some say there the only way to go to keep the proper temperature ? i am gonna run a 5/8 hard line from the pump to a gate valve to a pressure relief tee that dumps overboard and then a tee and run those two lines into the water pump block off cover then out the intake manifold to my h-2985 riser manifolds or should i get the harmin marine t stat kit for ford 429/460? i am looking to set up my boat for long term do not want any hill billy rigging like it was when i purchased the boat from some dumb teenagers that was my first mistake in all of this but i am having a blast fixing all there damage haha when i took it to the lake thinking it was ready to run like they said i fired her up and cruised out the no wake zone heading to our camp at lake kaweah was cruising at 2200 rpms then i got on it a lil more at maybe 3400 and it blew the rubber hose off the pump that went to a gas line style ball valve no pressure relief so it was taking on water so i put the hose back on the pump tightened the hose clamp real good and thought i was okay but then my motor wouldnt get above 2000 rpms without sneezing hard and popping so i cruised super slow got to some shore and looked at everything couldnt see anything different so i just wanted to get to my camp were my tools were cruised over at 1000 rpm got there turned her off and parked her so i was done after that but i still had to get her back to the dock so i at dusk i cruised her back at 1500 rpm and she was doing better i thought so i got on her a lil againup to like 3000 rpm and it blew the hose off the pump again but this time it split the hose open so i had to hold my finger on the pump to stop the water from coming in the boat and the other hand i pulled the hose off the bilge and cut a piece off so i could put it between the pump and the gate got it all back together and was heading to the dock at maybe 2000 rpm so i did not blow the hose again and before i got to the dock my motor started screaming at me hard and blowing oil out the valve covers so i killed it as fast as i could turn the key got towed by a js550sx stand up hahaha with the kid saying thats why i would never buy a jetboat haha whatever i said laughing with him and all that started this never ending money spending haha so my eleven hundred dollar score (i thought ) turned into a 3,000 boat and still have to buy some more stuff so thats my story bad grammar and all lol so know all i do is read and read and search forums for advice and spend money so hopefully i can cruise this baby at the lake without problems at least for a little while hopefully