[C320-list] muffler box

[Larry Frank]

Lou,

This is a common problem on the 320.  Depending on how bad the separation
is you may be able to have it fixed however if it was so bad that all of
the water and then diesel exhaust were leaking I suspect this route will
not be too successful.  You can order a replacement from Catalina Direct.
It is a good thing that you are putting your 320 away for the winter
because these mufflers are made to order and delivery time can be quite
long.  

I have had my 320 for almost 20 years now and have had 2 or 3 muffler
failures during that period requiring replacement.  I use my engine
frequently and have over 2,000 hours on it which may explain why I have
had more issues than your average 320 owner might report.

Larry
WindSwept
C320 #246

On 10/12/14, 3:59 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
>>