[C320-list] Exhaust Elbow Question

[Peter Clancy]

I can only speak of the Perkin's exhaust elbow, but I'd guess Westerbeke and 
Yanmar are similar. Had to replace mine around 300 hours due to salt water 
use and infrequent running at full operating temp. Easy to remove. Mine was 
almost completely plugged and it made more sense to replace. A lightly 
fouled elbow could probably be cleaned with an acid wash and wire brushing. 
Bought my replacement elbow directly from a Perkins distributor with a new 
gasket. Also easy to replace. Be sure to use anti-seize on the bolts.  I 
should mention that when the old elbow came off, I found a lot of carbon 
soot in the exhaust manifold. I vacuumed it out with my mini-vac.

This is not a difficult job. Don't pay a mechanic if you don't have to!

Peter Clancy
AROBAN  C320  #222
Miami, FL


>From: jonvez at comcast.net
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>Subject: [C320-list] Exhaust Elbow Question
>Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 13:49:02 +0000
>
>As I ready my list for winter chores, one of my biggest is trying to 
>determine the health of the exhaust elbow. I have purchased a spare gasket 
>in preparation for removal and was wondering if anyone could give me tips 
>or any cautions in terms of removal and more importantly what to look for.
>Someone at my marina mentioned there are shops out there that will test and 
>acid wash etc., but I haven't found anything like that yet. Also, if I have 
>to order from Catalina which I believe is another 'stock/custom' part like 
>the muffler, I'd like to do it over the winter--any advice would be greatly 
>appreciated...
>
>Regards,
>
>Jon Vez
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