[C320-list] Yammar runs below normal operating temperature

[Joe Abbagnaro]

Get one of thses and check the real temperature at the thermostat housing

http://cgi.ebay.com/Digital-Non-Contact-Infrared-IR-Thermometer-Laser-ST380-/220827316301?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336a55704d

On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Bruce Stumpp <bstumpp at comcast.net> wrote:
> I have a Yanmar 3GM30F that does not run at normal operating temperature
> which, I believe, is 180 degrees.  It gets close to that on warmup and then
> drops down and hovers well below that at around 90 to 120 degrees all the
> time we are motoring.  I've changed the thermostat with a new Yanmar part
> that is the correct number.  Anyone else experience this?  Any suggestions
> on what to do?
>
> Bruce Stumpp
> Adventure, #647
> Frog Mortar Creek, MD
>