[C320-list] 2004 Catalina Question

[Larry Frank]

Rick,

Was your oil pan damaged?  I assumed this was just a gasket leak.

Larry

On 3/16/14, 9:35 PM, "Inflateco Rick" <rick at inflateco.com> wrote:

>Yea, I had to lift the whole engine (Perkins m30) . Heck, the pan had to
>come special order from Europe too. Was a cool $1200 job. On the exhaust
>elbow , you know it's gone too far when you notice drop in horsepower and
>shortly after see black smoke and black Lilly pads of carbon floating in
>water under exhaust. Good news, only 4 bolts. Can do it yourself all day
>long. 
>
>
>
>Thank you,
>
>Inflate Co, Inc.
>949-340-0104
>www.InflateCo.com
>Sent from my iPhone, please excuse grammatical errors.
>
>> On Mar 16, 2014, at 5:57 PM, Larry Frank <WindSwept at stx.rr.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Just to be clear I am looking for comments regarding 2004 model year
>> boats.  That said I do have a leaking oil pan.  Have you done anything
>>to
>> fix yours?  I have just lived with it.  I also replaced the exhaust
>>elbow
>> quite a few years ago.  In fact I was thinking it might be time to do it
>> again.  The first time I replaced it it was leaking and I would rather
>>not
>> get into that situation again.
>> 
>> Larry
>> C320 #246
>> 
>>> On 3/16/14, 6:20 PM, "Inflateco Rick" <rick at inflateco.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have hull 245 , your boat was made right after mine. Check the oil
>>>pan
>>> bottom for leaking. Check the elbow exhaust / water pipe.
>>> 
>>> Thank you,
>>> 
>>> Inflate Co, Inc.
>>> 949-340-0104
>>> www.InflateCo.com
>>> Sent from my iPhone, please excuse grammatical errors.
>>> 
>>>> On Mar 16, 2014, at 4:09 PM, Larry Frank <WindSwept at stx.rr.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I friend of mine is considering purchasing a 2004 vintage C320.  He
>>>>has
>>>> asked me to take a look at it with him.  If anyone can recommend some
>>>> known
>>>> problem areas to check, I would appreciate the heads up.
>>>> 
>>>> Larry
>>>> C320 #246 (1995 model)
>> 
>> 
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