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<blockquote data-quote="cosborn" data-source="post: 469409" data-attributes="member: 25154"><p>Reading up on this I’m seeing conflicting reports. Most places are saying this is normal, with some saying the thermostat is likely stuck open. How much water is too much? The picture shows a stream, but i did see more that this a few times just dump out when the engine turned off. I didn’t keep it running too long because the white smoke worried me, plus the trash can I was using was on the small side so motor would pee the water level dangerously low and I kept having to hose it back up again lol. It also starts backfiring/stuttering on a regular interval and quits when I go any lower than the max idle throttle (guessing I need to open the idle needle up a bit more?).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cosborn, post: 469409, member: 25154"] Reading up on this I’m seeing conflicting reports. Most places are saying this is normal, with some saying the thermostat is likely stuck open. How much water is too much? The picture shows a stream, but i did see more that this a few times just dump out when the engine turned off. I didn’t keep it running too long because the white smoke worried me, plus the trash can I was using was on the small side so motor would pee the water level dangerously low and I kept having to hose it back up again lol. It also starts backfiring/stuttering on a regular interval and quits when I go any lower than the max idle throttle (guessing I need to open the idle needle up a bit more?). [/QUOTE]
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