[C320-list] Winterizing Engine
Jeff Hare
catalina at thehares.com
Tue Sep 28 15:44:37 PDT 2010
Instead of removing the hose at the seacock, remove the intake side of the raw water strainer, connect a 5' clear hose, lead it into the cockpit through the aft cabin portlight and into a bucket. Gravity is your friend here.
-Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Aberdale <summerwind3 at comcast.net>
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:52:30
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Winterizing Engine
Bob,
Do you have any suggestions as to how I can get the cooling intake
hose to suck in the anti freeze? Thanks.
Joe
On Sep 28, 2010, at 5:14 PM, Robert Seastream wrote:
> I don't understand. We have a 2002, with the Yanmar 3GM30F
> engine. The 'water pump' is nothing more than a rubber impeller
> housed within a belt driven mechanism powered by the engine. Jeff,
> when you state that you 'replaced the pump', are you saying you
> replaced the housing that contains the rubber impeller?
>
> Bob
>
> On Sep 28, 2010, at 9:19 AM, Jeff Hare wrote:
>
>> One more datapoint here.
>>
>> We have a 2001. We found that over time we had a harder and
>> harder time getting the raw water pump to prime whenever we
>> cleaned the strainer even with a new impeller. It got bad enough
>> that I often had to take the hose off the impeller to ensure no
>> air in the feed line to the pump.
>>
>> This problem got worse each year. This past year we replaced the
>> pump. It primes instantly now from a dry hose and pushes
>> noticably more water.
>>
>> Maybe this the real problem.
>>
>> -Jeff
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Jon Vez" <jonvez at comcast.net>
>> Sender: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:10:42
>> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>> Reply-To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Winterizing Engine
>>
>> Joe,
>>
>> Sounds like you developed an air pocket in your system.
>>
>> Take a bucket and fill it half way with water and place the raw
>> water hose
>> in the bucket. Have a water hose ready and start the engine. Once
>> the water
>> starts drawing, use the water hose to maintain water in the
>> bucket. Once
>> you've regained proper suction, stop the engine. Fill the bucket
>> with your
>> antifreeze and try again. Hope this helps...
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jon Vez
>> Solstice #582
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Joseph
>> Aberdale
>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 8:20 PM
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: [C320-list] Winterizing Engine
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I am a new owner of a 2002 model, have hauled it out and want to
>> learn how to winterize my boat and engine. Your generous assistance
>> allowed me to successfully winterize the boat. I changed the oil and
>> filter in my engine and today attempted to run anti freeze through
>> the cooling system.
>>
>> I drained the water from the aqua muffler and emptied the water from
>> the intake strainer bowl. The water intake hose was disconnected from
>> the seacock and placed in a pail of antifreeze. When the engine was
>> started, it failed to suck up the anti freeze. I primed the hose by
>> filling it with anti freeze and it still wouldn't suck up the
>> antifreeze. I opened the water pump to check the impeller and it
>> looked OK. (What does a bad impeller look like?) I did notice that
>> the water pump had no gasket. Is it supposed to? How can I get the
>> cooling intake hose to suck in the anti freeze?
>>
>> Thank you for your help.
>>
>> Joe
>> #908
>>
>
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