All the replies are gone now, and the new thread no longer has my PM on it, but still accuses me of the engine failure being my fault, and is locked with no way for me to clear the air.
Whatever, what else can I do except hope most people understand where I'm coming from by now.
I'm planning on selling this ski anyways. I took it out for her break-in runs and the thing still overheats, so at this point, I'm at a loss as to what's at fault anymore. I have those new heads I plan to put on, and I might go for one more ride and possibly change the coolant flow direction, but if that doesn't fix it, a for sale ad is going up w/ admission of a overheat problem that needs to be fixed. I'm tired of wrenching on this particular ski.