160 is good, I would actually try opening up the valve. You'll probably find the temp doesn't move. If you're paranoid like me and 2Sav, run a pressure releif valve set at 15 or so with the overflow to another overboard dump. I'm afraid of milkshakes too, and for $75 bucks or so for everything you need to add it in, cheap insurance.

Thanks about the Moo boat. Pretty much done. Tunnel ram tomorrow, and some minor touches, she's finished.

I'll cya on the lakes this summer probably, I'm kinda hard to miss.

Ray

That's where mine runs. I'd leave it be. According to Tom at JBP, no way you can get too much pressure unless you have another problem. I ran a pressure releif valve from him JIC, but ran my ball valve wide open. To my knowledge the pressure valve has not opened yet, but I've only run with chebbies and noone close enough to tell me if the dump is spitting or not. 

Sorry 2sav, it was THERE!

Ray

Ray

How did you nearly sink the boat?

Joe

Wellll, I kinda forgot to tighten 1 hose clamp, apparently, the hose that goes from the front of the intake to the ball valve before the header T. When I romped on it pretty hard chasing Crewcheif and Nordi's friend Jay, it came off, and the faster I went, the more water I was pumping into the back of the boat, thank goodness the kids noticed a lot of water rolling around their feet, problem was, I was in the middle of the lake and went ashore PRONTO. Took the bilge pump awhile to pump it out, lol. At least an easy fix, but she was REALLY full of water, pretty darn close if you ask me, 

Blued the headers a bit, as they were running dry, obviously, and scared the crap out of everyone involved, lol. Learned a valuable lesson there. Double and triple check everything BEFORE you get in the middle of the lake and run it like an idiot! Boat ran great the rest of the time, save for a little leaky water outlet cover that we fixed while there.

All in the interests of learning! It's funny now, but wasn't at the time.

Ray

It is one ugly sombitch though aint it?

ummmmm YUP!

Ray

Park it in front of the neighbors house then call your HOA. That could be a hoot!

Very nice boat! You'll have fun with that, for sure. And Yellow...... I LIKE!

Good luck with it. I'd just run it as is for now. Winter you can upgrade, upgrade, upgrade. Just don't tear the floors out.....

Ray

Wild, just wild. Between my father, all of his brothers and my mother (the 59 dodge), and her brothers, rode in almost every one of those cars with no child seat!(Cept a Cobra, never sat in one of those). What retro!

Ray

bell and i-17 is quite a ways from paradise valley, i can almost quarantee there are no ballplayers or stars living in that area

Could very well be. Last time I was in the PV area was a few years ago for a wedding. Seemed close to me

Ray

I had a parent of one of my late wife's students just send me this. It kinda fits in with the "over analyzing" post I did a a month or so ago. Click it and bear in mind this is a parent of 2 disabled children my wife used to teach that sent it to me.

http://www.lshs64.com/enjoytheride.html

Ray

I know B-rad, Chromey, Forkedup, Omar, as well as me and many others have had some serious challenges the past few months. This kinda puts things into perspective.

Not 2Sav's, but, damn, that's #3!, Triplets. Wow!

Steve, now you're GONNA hafta paint it.

Ray

I heard cow patterns are making there way back










J/K Ray

Yeah they are! Next year this time, you wait, there'll be a herd of 'em. Steve may even paint his Beaner to match it!

Maybe I'll paint the next one to look like a giraffe or a zebra.........................

Ray

I got used to wearing a hoodie while boating this past weekend at Mead 

Exactly! The north guys will prolly wear wifebeaters while we all freeze, but STILL cool! I say we do it somehow.

Actually, the last couple falls here have been pretty doggon hot soooo.

Ray

Well, the good thing is that there will be plenty of trucks around to help launch so the RV'er don't have to up-root every time.

And 'sides that, Cheif seems to know how to launch everywhere and not even get his tires wet!

I, for one, volunteer my truck for service if this comes about and I'm able to do it.

Ray

ahhh good old cleaning the garage!

looks like you have got a nice project there Ray

The boat or the garage? I vote the boat will be easier!

Ray