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Loki... not sure where to start... First things first - do you have a water pressure guage on that skiff (and it would be really handy to know exactly what boat that motor is on - particularly if you're operating with a jackplate or on a tunnel hull sf some kind..). If for some reason you're not getting enough cooling water at times a water pressure guage would show that immediately.... (by the way I won't rig a skiff or any motor boat without a separate water pressure guage - I think they're that important...).
In general E-Tecs don't smoke (unless something's wrong or you're actually seeing steam from a slightly overheated motor.... Break in on E-Tecs is an automatic proposition (the motor will double oil for the first ten hours - that's your break in...). I'm on my third E-Tec (a 90) and can't say enough good things about them. I'll wait to find out more about your situation before speaking up again. By the way any competent factory trained technician with the correct software for that motor can hook it up and tell you in an instant if your motor has been running hot at all....
In general E-Tecs don't smoke (unless something's wrong or you're actually seeing steam from a slightly overheated motor.... Break in on E-Tecs is an automatic proposition (the motor will double oil for the first ten hours - that's your break in...). I'm on my third E-Tec (a 90) and can't say enough good things about them. I'll wait to find out more about your situation before speaking up again. By the way any competent factory trained technician with the correct software for that motor can hook it up and tell you in an instant if your motor has been running hot at all....