[C320-list] muffler box

[Martin Rosenberg]

How can you differentiate between the European and Japanese 3GM??
Martin Rosenberg

On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 4:59 PM, Colleen Reszoly <colloua5 at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Hi all
> Was winterizing boat and had an issue with the muffler box it seperated
> from the base and deisel smoke filled the aft cabin till motor shut off.
> Anyone have any suggestions as to what happened and how to fix it.
>
> Lou R 427
>
>
>
> On Oct
> 10, 2014, at 6:31 AM, "Jon Vez" <jonvez at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > You do need to add *Distilled* water to a 50/50 mix. The mix is
> important to
> > obtain proper operating temperature of the engine. Freezing point will
> not
> > be an issue at this mix.
> > Since you have gone through the trouble of flushing, there are ELC out
> there
> > that may be a better choice. Yanmar's current recommendations are
> Dexcool,
> > Havoline ELC and Texaco ELC, however the Rotella ELC is also recommended
> and
> > used by many Yanmar shops (easy to find and cheap). Not sure if Dexcool
> has
> > solved earlier issues, but if you google, you will find that it came to
> be
> > known as 'Death Cool'......
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On
> Behalf
> > Of tharrison at innovations-plus.com
> > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2014 6:17 PM
> > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Engine anti-freeze
> >
> > Just changed out the green antifreeze . Just added a flush and will drain
> > that out tomorrow.  Then ready to put in dexcool long life (GM Dealers).
> >
> > I did not purchase the 50/50 mix. Do you have to add water to the
> Dexcool ?
> > If so why?  Water freezes up here.
> >
> > Ted hull 424
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Oct 6, 2014, at 12:36 PM, John Meyers <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Good article on changing fluid.
> >>
> >> Here is a hint on blowing on the heater hose to push out more fluid.
>  Put
> >> a clean plastic sandwich bag over the end of the hose and poke a hole
> >> in the plastic where the opening of the hose is. This way you don't
> >> need to clean the hose. I don't like the taste of rubber.
> >>
> >> John Meyers
> >> #406 Wind Chime
> >> Muskegon MI
> >>
> >>> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Jeff Hare <Catalina at thehares.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Ted,
> >>>
> >>> Karl wrote up a decent article for our website on doing this.
> >>> http://www.catalina320.com/article.php?story=20060212151611361
> >>>
> >>> -Jeff Hare
> >>> #809
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On
> >>> Behalf Of tharrison at innovations-plus.com
> >>> Sent: Monday, October 6, 2014 12:01 PM
> >>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> >>> Subject: [C320-list] Engine anti-freeze
> >>>
> >>> How do you drain the engine antifreeze on a Yanmar 30F? How much is
> >>> drained?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Ted hull 424 1997
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >
>