[C320-list] Anti freeze in water lines.

[Colleen Reszoly]

Hello
How many gallons of anti freeze should go in the holding tanks for winter. Is it best to drain hot water tank or let it fill with antifreeze. 
Lou r 429


On Oct 13, 2014, at 8:48 AM, Larry Frank <WindSwept at stx.rr.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
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