[C320-list] Antifreeze change

[Paul Rickman]

Look on the 320 WEB site, there are complete instructions on changing antifreeze.



----- Original Message ----
From: Allan Field <Allan.Field at comcast.net>
To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 6:48:41 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Antifreeze change

Orlando - I do love the flair you have for spending other's money!
Seriously though, I had a tech come out and do a seminar with me when I
first bought Sea Shadow.  It was money well spent and I also would highly
recommend this to anyone lacking diesel or mechanical skills.  As for
antifreeze change however, he did not cover this probably because it is so
basic.  Or in my case, maybe because I had lived through an airlock in my
previous boat - not pretty as I had no idea what was going on.  Baby just
needed to be burped. - Allan

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of
Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 9:25 PM
To: Catalina 320 List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Antifreeze change

Crosby,

No matter how many check lists you get, best thing is for the 1st time, have
a pro go over it with you...money well spent...
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OD

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----- Original Message -----
From: Crosby Roper [vmdatsea at hotmail.com]
Sent: 11/25/2007 05:45 PM
To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Antifreeze change

Thanks for all the input. I'll  have a run at it and will use Orlando's
suggestion as my fallback option. Hope everyone had a great thanksgiving!

Crosby Roper
Tethys Hull # 1054



> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:33:11 -0800> From: rod.boer1 at verizon.net> To:
c320-list at catalina320.com> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Antifreeze change> >
Allan,> > I pretty much do the same thing. While I use the new extended life
Prestone > that mixes with all types of the antifreeze, I typically drain a
gallon in > the fall and add a gallon of new antifreeze.> > Rod Boer>
Odyssey, #688> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Allan Field"
<Allan.Field at comcast.net>> To: "'C320-List'" <c320-list at catalina320.com>>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 6:23 AM> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Antifreeze
change> > > Crosby - Following is a note from my archives on changing
coolant. One> variation I use is that I drain the old coolant into a bucket
and before> properly disposing of the old stuff, mark on the bucket a line
that shows> how much came out. I then refill the bucket with the same amount
of> pre-mixed coolant and dump that back in. I don't blow out lines and run
a> fresh water rinse but I do change the coolant each season. By doing so>
annually, I figure I get enough coolant turnover to keep things clean and,>
since doing it this way, have never had an airlock. Hope this helps.> >
Allan S. Field> Sea Shadow - #808> Columbia, MD 21046> > If I remember
correctly:> 1. Take off the filler cap on the heat exchanger.> 2. There are
two drain petcocks, one on each side of the block, that have> knurled
plastic knobs. When they are opened (CCW) coolant should flow out.> There is
also at least one thingy that looks like a small ball valve (on my> engine
it has a clear drain hose attached to it) but this drains the sea> water
side of the heat exchanger.> 3. Empty the overflow bottle.> 4. Detach both
hoses that run to the hot water heater and blow out the> coolant.> > My
experience was that some coolant remains in the block after the initial>
drain. I flushed the engine twice by refilling with plain fresh water,>
running for a few minutes, and draining again. The second flush looked a
lot> cleaner.> > Refilling with fresh coolant (I used the prediluted
variety) took somewhat> over a gallon. I found it helpful to prefill the
loop out to the hot water> heater to cut down on any airlocks. After the
initial restart, it will need> topping off; I then ran it up to temperature
to be sure the thermostat had> opened and the fluid level had stabilized.> >
For what it's worth, my engine (1998 Euro model) was filled with regular>
green coolant. I seriously considered changing to the newer long-life
orange> coolant but dropped the idea when the local mechanic at Parker's
cautioned> that you have to remove ALL traces of the green stuff. He said
that if any> remains, it will cause the orange stuff to form a gel. Although
newer> engines are factory filled with orange he recommended staying with
green in> my case.> > David F. Eusden> C320 #581 "Eiderdown"> >
-----Original Message-----> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com>
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Crosby Roper> Sent:
Saturday, November 24, 2007 6:18 PM> To: c320-list at catalina320.com> Subject:
[C320-list] Antifreeze change> > Hi All,> > While everyone in the northeast
is tucking their 320's in for the winter,> I'm hoping someone can give me
some direction on changing the antifreeze in> my Yanmar YM30. It's been
about 18 months since it was last done by the> dealer tech and I don't have
any idea where to start. Any help would be> appreciated.> > Thanks> > Crosby
Roper> Tethys # 1054>
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