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Originally Posted by roffey

I have no tstat in it right now. I am going to put one in. Something I did not know but the boat tstat is different from a car, not the same.

Boat T-STATS are a lower temp, and are all stainless whereas most cheap auto stats are regular steel. A steel t-stat in a marine environment will NOT last long, and WILL make a mess of things. And don't forget the check balls in the T-stat housing. It may be worth your time and money to just buy a whole new housing with check balls and springs off EBAY.