[C320-list] Exhaust elbow/ReplyReply

[Jerry Clayton]

Thanks Peter

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "P & B Sheerin" <sheerinp at bigpond.net.au>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Exhaust elbow/ReplyReply


> Jerry, Try Torrensen's Marine Elbow mixer $146.69 Peter.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jerry Clayton" <jsea at prodigy.net>
> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 1:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Exhaust elbow/Reply
>
>
>> Peter, where was the store in the U.S. with the lower price?
>>
>> Jerry
>> #988
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "P & B Sheerin" <sheerinp at bigpond.net.au>
>> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 3:09 AM
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Exhaust elbow/Reply
>>
>>
>>> Hi Bruce, Thanks for your comments. I have now removed mine and guess 
>>> what. the aperture in the elbow would be less than 3mm. No wonder the 
>>> donk was puffing out black smoke. Have ordered another from Yanmar about 
>>> $245 Aus. Found another place in US for about half the price, but needed 
>>> it urgently. Don't know about stainless have been told very vulnerable 
>>> to cracking. Anyway let you know how we go. By the way does the large 
>>> connector need a sealing compound?
>>> Peter.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Bruce Stanley" <brucestanley36 at gmail.com>
>>> To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:40 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Exhaust elbow
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Peter
>>>> i replaced our 3ym30 at 400 hours/4 years old.
>>>> I question the mechanic about this being necessary. Was it a fault with
>>>> Yanmar?
>>>> He pulled 2 others off the shelf and showed me it was not just Yanmar 
>>>> ...
>>>> think the others were Nani and ... maybe Volvo.
>>>> I choose to do it myself. my costs were $400 (approx). My mates was 
>>>> double
>>>> because they did not remove/install it themselves.
>>>> I had to remove the elbow and its attachment to the engine. (The 
>>>> connection
>>>> cannot be done on site because it needs a vice ... so you take the 
>>>> elbow off
>>>> at the workshop while it is still attached to its immediate base part.)
>>>>
>>>> STAINLESS STEEL
>>>> i have since learnt that a competent marine work shop can individually 
>>>> make
>>>> them for around $350 ... ???
>>>> suggest you phone around before you take it off.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Bruce S/Sydney
>>>
>>
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