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The motor I started this thread with was transplanted to another pan/leg, so I’ll get to it in a couple of months. I am pretty sure that the near complete clogs in the telltale and thermostat were the culprits. Finding the faulty lower seal with water in the cylinder(s) and the incorrect manifold just happen to be bonus items I stumbled onto with this one.
The other thread I started was utilizing the original leg, gearcase/pan of this motor, and is a different powerhead.
I tore the exhaust cover off and didn’t really see anything that indicated exhaust making it into the water inlet to stop water flow with this 2nd 35hp motor (which coincidentally is an ’81). The stainless steel baffle appears OK. I am going to button up the motor tonight, run it in the test tank, and if it overheats/stops water flow again, mount it on my boat tomorrow and try it on the river. If it overheats again, well then we know its a faulty seal in the impeller housing or something related to that.
This one is starting to get frustrating because I have put a solid 20 hours of labor into it, but this i the best way to learn I suppose!