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I have a 55 gallon drum I bought specifically for tank testing that I will fill up today and see what happens. We were planning on taking that motor out for sea trials this Saturday, so perhaps I will do that and keep the shroud off so I can keep an eye on the temps. Maybe when its sitting on the transom it will want to run better.
I agree that splashing water is not a scientific method to see how hot it is. If I find that the motor is running too hot to touch that is when I splash water on it. I want to make sure that it isn’t so hot that it instantly cooks off the water. If it does then I am running to shut her down. I will take a look for a laser thermo, but i am hoping that running in the 55 gallon drum will take care of the issue