[C320-list] Diesel Odor
colloua5 at aol.com
colloua5 at aol.com
Sat Sep 27 04:52:36 PDT 2014
Hello Group,
Has anyone encountered this problem:
When I top of the fuel tank and the boat is out sailing/heeling over I get diesel in the bilge and a smell in the cabin. When the tank goes to half the issue subsides.
I checked the fill and vent hoses, no visible leaks. I checked the fuel sender where it enters the tank, no problems there that I can see. I then check the fuel lines on the Yam-mar, no problems.
What I am tending towards is a hole near the top of the tank where the banding straps are in contact with the aluminum tank, from dissimilar metal corrosion since the banding straps are galvanized steel.
I am removing the tank as soon as the boat is hauled and replacing it with a new tank.
Has anyone purchased new tank and if so from where?
Thanks
Lou Reszoly # 427
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Johnson <donjohn64 at att.net>
To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Thu, Sep 25, 2014 10:32 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Zinc
I have hull # 53 with a Perkins. I think I've bee told "no zincs", but now not
sure. Anyone have the correct answer to this one? Thanks.
Don
# 53
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 25, 2014, at 2:13 PM, Larry Frank <WindSwept at stx.rr.com> wrote:
>
> The Westerbeke does have a zinc that is threaded into the heat exchanger.
>
> Larry
> WindSwept
> C320 #246
>
>> On 9/24/14, 12:27 PM, "Jeff Hare" <Catalina at thehares.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> We should be clear about which engines we're referring to so we don't
>> confuse anyone.
>>
>> The Yanmar 3GM30F does not have any engine or heat exchanger zincs. I
>> suspect the 3YM30F does not have engine or Heat Exchanger zincs either.
>>
>> The Westerbeke and Perkins engines probably do have engine zincs.
>>
>> Cheers!
>> -Jeff
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On
>> Behalf Of Elizabeth Schwartz
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 11:46 AM
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Cc: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Zinc
>>
>> Ahoy......On the engine,the heat exchanger is a tube that transfers heat
>> from the engine coolant to raw water......probably on the aft side of
>> engine.....4 hoses attached....on the aft side of mine is a hex bolt that
>> is hollow on the inside to hold a zinc..to save the exchanger from
>> corrosion.....Joe....#245
>>
>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 09:37 AM, tharrison at innovations-plus.com wrote:
>>>
>>> You may not have on if you have a drain in the heater.
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Sep 24, 2014, at 8:26 AM, Joseph R Aberdale wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Where is that located Joe?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 24, 2014, at 8:02 AM, Elizabeth Schwartz wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Ahoy.....dont forget the zinc on the heat exchanger......Joe....#245
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 07:08 AM, Allan S Field wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You still need a zinc on the prop shaft. As a "belt and
>>>>>> suspenders" guy, I use 2 zincs on the shaft.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On
>>>>>> Behalf Of colloua5 at aol.com
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 6:41 AM
>>>>>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Zinc
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> .Hi Allen
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does this mean the prop shaft as well or only the rear of the motor
>>>>>> as you
>>>>>> described
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lou Reszoly # 427
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Allan S Field To: C320-List Sent: Tue, Sep 23, 2014 9:42 pm
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Zinc
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The 3GM30F Yanmar's don't have engine zincs. At the rear of the
>>>>>> motor,
>>>>>> above the transmission, you will see a plate where the zinc used to
>>>>>> go. If
>>>>>> you doubt this, feel free to call Mack Boring at 908-964-0700.
>>>>>> These guys
>>>>>> are the Yanmar experts.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Allan S. Field
>>>>>> Sea Shadow - 808
>>>>>> Columbia, MD
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On
>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>> Of Joseph R Aberdale
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 8:41 PM
>>>>>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>>>>>> Subject: [C320-list] Zinc
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Page 40 of the engine manual for my Yanmar 3GM30F, serial number
>>>>>> E28782,
>>>>>> talks about replacement of the Anticorrosion Zinc on the engine.
>>>>>> However, it
>>>>>> does not show the location of it in the engine diagram picture. I
>>>>>> would
>>>>>> appreciate it if someone could help me locate it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Joe Aberdale
>>>>>> Morning Star
>>>>>> #908
>
>
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