[C320-list] MOTOR
Jeffrey Brown
oceanblues at mac.com
Thu Jun 27 13:52:44 PDT 2013
I concur. Had same issue and it was the elbow clogged with carbon buildup.
Jeff Brown
949-350-5123
On Jun 27, 2013, at 1:51 PM, sailorlew at aol.com wrote:
> Restriction in the exhaust system, possibly at the exhaust elbow?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dingo Is Talent <dingoistalent at bigpond.com>
> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Thu, Jun 27, 2013 4:29 pm
> Subject: [C320-list] MOTOR
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> Hi
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> My 320 MK2 - hull 1150 recently began putting out a light grey smoke and
> also belching out black smoke when under load/in gear over 2000 revs.
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> Take it out of gear and rev it up and all fine.
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> Has anyone got any ideas or suggestions as to what could be causing this?
> Motor only has 400 hours on it (2008 delivery so real new for a diesel)
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> At one point I ran it under load for about 45 minutes and suddenly there was
> this big puff of black smoke the revs increased by about 200 RPM and it was
> fine for about a month.
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> Now it has reoccurred.
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> Have checked oil, coolant etc and have added some antifungal and injector
> cleaner additive.
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> No better.
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> Your ideas welcome as to how to fix or what it may be
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> Ron (DINGO) Reddingius
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> DOWN UNDER
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> Perth Western Australia
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