[C320-list] Engine overheating - problem solved

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Ahoy....expanding hot water will move outward from heat source.....once impeller broke and stopped pumping water in the correct direction....hot expanding water may have pushed impeller parts away from the pump in both directions..... Joe...#245

> On June 16, 2020 at 11:26 AM William Russell <wcr6450 at gmail.com mailto:wcr6450 at gmail.com > wrote:
> 
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>     Many thanks to all who offered suggestions about my cooling system problem;
>     they were very helpful. After clearing the hoses of impeller pieces,
>     greasing the new impeller to make sure it primed, making sure there were no
>     blockages in the heat exchanger, and verifying that there was water flowing
>     into the HX with the engine running, I removed the hose at the back of the
>     HX . . . nothing for a few seconds, then voila! Water spurting through.
>     Reconnected that hose, and was rewarded with the happy sound of water
>     coming out the exhaust aperture on the stern. All good.
>     As I mentioned in my first post, I was mystified to find major pieces of
>     impeller between the seacock and the strainer, and just after the
>     strainer. How could they possibly have have arrived there? Any solutions
>     to that puzzle?
>     Thanks again.
> 
>     Bill Russell
>     "Little Wing," 1998 C-320 #545
>     Cayuga Lake, Ithaca NY
>