[C320-list] Coolant mixing with raw water

[bruceheyman]

It also could be a blown head gasket which is allowing the coolant into the cylinder.Bruce Heyman(949) 289 8400
-------- Original message --------From: Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com> Date: 6/27/19  05:05  (GMT-08:00) To: C320-List at catalina320.com Subject: Re: [C320-list] Coolant mixing with raw water Your observations strongly suggest that it is escaping through the exhaust system. I suspect the heat exchanger. You may need to dismantle it further to see if there is a cracked or broken tube. I think that is the only place that coolant could escape into the  sea water circuit. Possibly a radiator shop could pressure test the exchanger for leaks in the tubing. Given the pressurization of the coolant circuit even a small hole or crack in a tube could explain this. > On Jun 26, 2019, at 8:00 PM, Marianne and Kevin Waterbury <water23 at optonline.net> wrote:> > When we launched in the spring, I noticed a milky color to the exhaust water.  We motored to our slip where I decided to run the motor till the water came out clear.  Instead the temp of the motor went up and I shut it down. When it cooled I opened the radiator cap to discover no antifreeze in the radiator.  I filled it up, and ran it again.  The next day I checked and no antifreeze.  Hoping it was a bad seal on the rubber end caps for the heat exchanger, I replaced both with new caps and ran the motor, same result, coolant was gone.  The only antifreeze I found in the boat was what I spilled while adding it.  The oil color is fine. How is my coolant disappearing, has anyone run into this problem?  > Kevin Waterbury Hull# 111