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I ran my 58 Sportwin yesterday, it was a hazy day in the 60s so hot ambient temps were not an issue. I’m sure this engine probably has the short exhaust housing divider like yours, but don’t know for sure.
In any event, the top part of the exhaust housing did heat up quite a bit. Sorry, did not have a heat gun with me. You could only hold you finger on the housing for a few seconds, splashing water outside the housing would produce a little steam. But, my shift handle was not hot at all.
So, I’m thinking most of what you are experiencing is somewhat "normal" for these engines, and the hot shift handle can be explained by Art’s loose/sloppy shift shaft/exhaust blow by theory.
Will be interested to hear if the drilled water passage resolves this for you.