[C320-list] exhaust elbow question

[Jerry Clayton]

Owen,

     Just curious how many hours you had on your engine at the time your 
mechanic found the build up?

Regards,

Jerry Clayton
Tropo #988
Marina Del Rey, Ca


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "domace" <domace at picknowl.com.au>
To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] exhaust elbow question


> Koen
>
> I have a Yanmar diesel and the exhaust elbow became blocked recently.  The
> mechanic said that he couldn't even put a pencil through the remaining 
> hole.
> (Motor didn't run well either!  :-)  The solution is not to be kind to 
> your
> motor.  Run it hard from time to time and make it work to clean out the
> carbon.  Follow the suggestion in your manual for the motor.  No need to
> replace the elbow, just clean it if you've been too kind to your engine 
> and
> there is carbon build up in the elbow.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Owen Mace
> Baloo (#727), Adelaide, Australia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Koen Bennebroek
> Sent: Wednesday, 4 October 2006 11:35 AM
> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] exhaust elbow question
>
>
> I seem to remember someone mentioning that the exhaust elbows on C320's 
> get
> clogged and are recommended to be replaced every so often..
> My local mechanic, who will do the very first service on our boat soon (so
> we do not have experience either with him or with the engine
> service in general), recommends we order the elbow and gasket from Perkins
> (I believe tadiesel sells them?) in advance to save time.
>
> Is this a good suggestion? We have purchased the boat used 2 seasons ago, 
> so
> I have no idea what the history of this part is.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions,
>
> -Koen
>
>
>