[gsharapa]

I agree with most of the posts already submitted and would start with the timing first. 28 degrees total is way to far retarded. I'm running 38 total advance at 3,000 RPM and many run 36. Keith Craft told me these FEs like a lot of timing and actually dyno mine at 40 total advance althought with the crap fuel available today I backed it down to 38. Good shroud is important and then I'd be checking air/fuel mixture. If it's leaning out that could be causing it to heat up also. These FE run warm anyway as mine is usually at 200 running around in the low to mid 90s in Texas...