[C320-list] Perkins Engine Leak - little help needed - Redux

[Troy Dunn]

Warren

Any chance that new cap isn’t seating properly?   Any time I'm seeing
anything odd with the engine I usually start with the parts I played with
last, in my case operator error is too obvious a possibility to ignore.
Your mileage will vary...

Troy Dunn
Hull #514

On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 1:20 PM Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Thinking I should replace the 24 yr old coolant recovery hose, I went to 6
> stores with no luck (2 marine, 1 hardware, 3 auto.) Found a source online (
> rockauto.com) but couldn't get before next planned cruise. Decided to cut
> ends from existing hose and reinstall with ss screw clamps. Ran engine to
> find water leaking from raw water pump. Cleaned mating edges of cover and
> installed new gasket I just happened to have on-hand. No more leak.
> Unresolved: Why was overflow bottle empty? Why was I seeing what appeared
> to be coolant in the engine sump, maybe diluted with water from the pump?
> Aah, the the joys of owning an aging sailboat.
>
> Warren and Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> Middle River, MD (Chesapeake Bay)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Warren Updike [mailto:wupdike at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2018 10:02 AM
> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Perkins Engine Leak - little help needed
>
> Now, is my turn. Doing some light maintenance and noticed some fluid,
> maybe pint, collected in engine sump. It's light color, but has oily feel
> on fingers; and, has some dirt mixed in like it came from overflow bottle.
> Maybe coolant? I check heat-ex and it is full. Cap is new so don't suspect
> that. Check coolant overflow bottle and it is empty (always at "cool" line
> when cold.) Took bottle home and filled w/water left overnight...no leak.
> Hose connection from heat-ex seems tight with small screw clamp. No obvious
> coolant leaking on the engine or around the heat-ex.
> How could coolant leak to sump with no obvious source?
>
> Warren and Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> Middle River, MD (Chesapeake Bay)
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