[C320-list] Black Carbon Smoot

[Pat Moriarty]

Good luck on cleaning. Lots of elbow grease tons of rags and every 
solvent and detergent you can find, but you will still not get half 
of it. If you are real brave you might seal up most of the area with 
plastic and duct tape and start with a power washer then you will 
have a black bilge.

So far all the black just comes out the bottom of my Perkins.

Pat #130

At 09:55 AM 8/7/2008, you wrote:
>The soot was a powder and totally blackened the entire engine compartment.
>It was not wet. How to fix and then how do I clean the mess?
>Help!
>Joe
>
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Allan S. Field
>Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:15 PM
>To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Black Carbon Smoot
>
>Joe - It would seem to me that the soot would need to be coming upstream
>from the mixing elbow or at the mixing elbow where the water and burned
>products meet.  Once the water and burned fuel (soot) mix, I cannot see the
>soot coming out of a pin hole leak in the hose leading to the muffler as the
>soot would now be wet.
>
>Allan S. Field
>Sea Shadow - #808
>Columbia, MD
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Joe Barrett
>Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:52 AM
>To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Black Carbon Smoot
>
>No water that I noticed, just black soot EVERYWHERE! I'll start with Paul's
>recommendation of the hose leading to the Muffler and go from there. Can't
>imagine a pin hole in the elbow could create that much soot. Any idea's how
>to clean the engine compartment once I find the source of he leak?
>Joe
>
>
>------------------------------------
>Worldbanc Financial Group of Naples
>Joseph T. Barrett jr.
>Branch President
>joe at dolphincommercialcapital.com
>9010 Strada Stell Court
>Suite 209
>Naples, Florida 34109
>
>In The Vanderbilt Galleria
>tel: 239-597-2266
>tel2:877-437-2262
>fax: 239-597-7276
>mobile: 239-777-1880
>www.worldbancfinanceulp.com
>------------------------------------
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jon Vez
>Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 7:12 PM
>To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Black Carbon Smoot
>
>Joe,
>
>I would definitely start at the exhaust elbow. Was there any water (black)
>around the aft end of the engine or on the engine cover?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Joe Barrett
>Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 1:30 PM
>To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>Subject: [C320-list] Black Carbon Smoot
>
>
>I have fixed my engine starting problem. Turns out all the switches inside
>the Navpod were corroded and needed to be replaced including the Bus Bar
>terminal. Water intrusion was the cause.
>
>Never ends though as I was motoring out for a Sail Sunday and a passenger
>went below and said is there supposed to be black smoke coming from the
>engine? I shut the engine off, went below and the entire engine compartment
>was filled with black carbon smoot. I have no idea where it came from or
>where to look for a cause. The engine is the 3GM30F Yanmar and my boat is a
>2000 model bought new in September 2001. A crewmember started the engine
>while I looked from the Aft cabin and it appeared to be coming off the top
>of the engine.
>Any thoughts? I usually run a bit higher RPM's than some on this list not
>hesitating to run at 3200 RPM for long periods so I never thought about
>buildup due to running long periods at low RPM's.
>Please HELP!
>Joe Barrett
>Island Time #689
>Naples, Florida

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