this is my first boat but have worked on many motors in the past so here is the story. i have a 3.0 mercruiser with alpha 1 i have not had it on the water yet as i am trying to get some of the little things lined out beforte i do and hope to get that all done this weekend
ok so here is the problem and my questions....i got the motor fired up and running smooth with about a 1500 idle on the muffs. ran her for about 10 - 15 min (give or take i was not exactally watching a clock). when i returned to check a few things on it i noticed that the temp guage was still showing cold as if it what a fresh fire up. i did put my hand on the manifold and it was at least warm how long should it take for this motor to warm up?? what is normal operating temp?? where is the temp sending unit at? will a motor warm up on the muffs?? what about the choke mine when i open it up all the way it leans out and dies. do marine motors stay partily choked all the time or is it cus the motor is not warming up?? any help here would be greatly appreciated and many thanks in advance
ok so here is the problem and my questions....i got the motor fired up and running smooth with about a 1500 idle on the muffs. ran her for about 10 - 15 min (give or take i was not exactally watching a clock). when i returned to check a few things on it i noticed that the temp guage was still showing cold as if it what a fresh fire up. i did put my hand on the manifold and it was at least warm how long should it take for this motor to warm up?? what is normal operating temp?? where is the temp sending unit at? will a motor warm up on the muffs?? what about the choke mine when i open it up all the way it leans out and dies. do marine motors stay partily choked all the time or is it cus the motor is not warming up?? any help here would be greatly appreciated and many thanks in advance
