[C320-list] Engine ate what it shouldn't

[Barry Fahrer]

I didn't think any of the marine air intakes had a air cleaner of any kind, 
just a flame suppressor.  I will have to check my Perkins in the spring when 
it gets unwrapped.
BARRY --... ...--
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bruceheyman at cox.net>
To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 1:13 PM
Subject: [C320-list] Engine ate what it shouldn't


> This morning when getting ready to leave CHannel Island Harbor the engine 
> would start but immediately die.  While checking over the engine I found 
> the foam in the air cleaner was disintigrating and almost all gone.  After 
> removing the remains and cleaning out the intake manifold the best I could 
> the engine returned to behaving as its normal reliable self.  Anyone else 
> seen this problem?
> Bruce
> Somerset 671 SoCal
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