[C320-list] Perkins heat exchanger

[Dan Winsor]

Wow Frank, thanks for the info and the good luck wishes.
I am blessed (cursed?) with a very tenacious admiral who will try her best
with this challenge. I'll keep the group posted, once I have mine that is.
Thanks to everyone that has contributed thus far.
Dan Winsor
Lucky Devil #109

On Sun, Sep 15, 2024, 16:11 P.F. Ross via C320-list <
c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:

> Dan and all,
>
> When I discovered my heat exchanger tank was corroded to the point of
> leaking, I figured I would just find a new one.  I was ultimately able to
> find one, but it was a chore.
>
> I started with Perkins go-to suppliers of Trans Atlantic Diesels and
> Parts4Engines.  Both came back no stock and no suggestions as to where to
> go next.  TAD had a nice breakdown of the tank on their website, shared
> earlier by Dave Hupe, but here again is that link:
>
> https://www.tadiesels.com/heat-exchangers-manifolds.html#BLUE
>
> Go down to item #13 and you can see p/n is 135606270.
>
> I did a google search for every term I could think of like "Perkins Perama
> coolant tank", "Perkins M30 coolant tank", "Perkins M30 heat exchanger",
> "Volvo Penta coolant tank" and several others.  I took a pic of my heat
> exchanger tank (now removed from engine) and drafted an email with the pic
> and part number 135606270.  I also included my engine build list and serial
> number (KD30243J and 458394Y in my case) and sent out mass emails.
>
> I was able to find some results on ebay as well as other boat salvage yards
> but I really wanted to find an unused one if possible.
>
> The best results I had were from Joe DeMers at Sound Marine Diesel (
> https://www.soundmarinediesel.com/index.html) and Jonathan Staple at
> Marine
> Enterprises in UK (https://www.marineenterprisesltd.co.uk/).  Both said
> they had a NOS tank, but in the end Joe was not able to get his hands on
> one, so I went with Marine Enterprises and they were great to deal with.
>
> I did a quick search today and found this link:
>
>
> https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f54/volvo-heat-exchange-problem-246898.html
>
> Interesting thing here is that this sailor was apparently able to find a
> way to repair his tank.
>
> Also searching today, these guys show a couple of used units from Volvo
> Pentas that may work, but please verify that yourself and don't take my
> word for it:
>
>
> https://shipwrecksalvage.net/inboard-engine-components-c-7/volvo-penta-heat-exchanger-housing-3580322-p-6037.html
>
> These guys also say they have overhauled units for Volvo:
>
> https://www.shipoutletstore.com/en/search/volvo+penta+heat+exchanger/
>
> In other searches I find Chinese companies that say they have them, but as
> you drill down they are not available.
>
> I also talked to Warren Pandy at the factory and he had no sources either.
> Apparently, Catalina got away from Perkins in the late 90s when Perkins
> changed up their distributor networks which would leave Catalina without
> local support.  At least that is the way I understood things.  And
> certainly, I got no support from Perkins or their distributors on my issue.
>
> Best of luck to you, Dan.  I am sure there will be many interested sailors
> here following your progress.
>
> Frank Ross
> Beta Wave #206
>
> On Sun, Sep 15, 2024 at 12:37 PM Dave Hupe via C320-list <
> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
>
> > Seems pretty conclusive your heat exchanger tank has a crack near the
> > mount if the exhause elbow.
> > I sent a link a couple days ago to TransAtlantic Diesels that showed the
> > M30 tank and associated items
> > https://www.tadiesels.com/heat-exchangers-manifolds.htmlDid you contact
> > them in all the possible sources?
> >
> > Great diagnosing!
> > Dave Hupe
> > 1994 C320 #32
> >
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