Low temp thermostat

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First quess, electrolysis, less heat, less reaction.
keep all below cover(s) tenp down, cause of explosion risk.
Grumpy


>>Andrew Choset wrote:
>>> AS&M built them?  I had always heard that it was Mercury Marine that built
>>> the LT5....
>>> 
>>> Andrew Choset
>>> 88 IROC L98 T56
>>AS&M= firehawk
>>MM= LT5
>
>Amazing how Merc took GM sb/bbc's, fits them to boats where they don't live
>very long, but they can build a different GM motor which runs great in a
>land vehicle and GM contracts them to do it. 
>
>More fuel for the low temp 'stat issue:  most Mercrusier thermostats are
>140 degree - and my temp guage usually shows something close to that, mabye
>150 degrees since there's a unlimited supply of 55 degree cooling water.   
>
>If according to Jenkin's book the optimum temp is around 200 degrees, then
>why didn't MM go higher?
>
>I run a GMC 292 inline 6 in my boat, so it's not exactly a hotrod.   The
>little simple as dirt 2bbl rochester never fails, so I've yet to consider EFI.
>