[C320-list] Perkins heat exchanger

[Dan Winsor]

UPDATE: Thanks to recent suggestions, I believe I found the last new heat
exchanger casing in the world. It's NOS, in the box, Volvo Penta SM2030
that I found at SOS. I verified that Perkins sold their M30 to Volvo who
changed the paint scheme and the bell housing. It was about $1300 and
should ship tomorrow. With my other parts I should be able to have a new
cooling system soon.
Love this list thing.
Dan Winsor
Lucky Devil #109

On Sun, Sep 15, 2024, 17:24 Dan Winsor <dandwinsor at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>> >
>> > Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
>> >
>> >
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