bsangs
E35-3 - New Jersey
I feel my 35-3 is angry at me this year. After a few years of relatively easy maintenance that didn’t require too many Boat Bucks, she’s trying to bankrupt us. It’s like she knows my wife is planning to retire and is giving us a, “Not so fast, my friend.”
The latest is a leaking Yanmar 3GM30F. It’s dripping below the engine about once every 20-25 seconds. Even more alarmingly is the sheen of what I assume is diesel emanating from the exhaust, though it seems to only happen at lower RPMs. Gives off a little white smoke when she starts as well. I’ll be damned if I can locate the leak. It doesn’t reach the bilge, thanks to the absorbent pad I keep below the engine. The engine runs fine, but it’s obviously problematIc. Last year I replaced the exhaust elbow, had a bleeding nut replaced. This year I replaced the cooling water hose from the strainer to the engine. None of these show any evidence of leaking.
Any experts have thoughts about this? And what’s the best practice for detecting a leak when you simply can’t see it searching around with a flashlight?
The latest is a leaking Yanmar 3GM30F. It’s dripping below the engine about once every 20-25 seconds. Even more alarmingly is the sheen of what I assume is diesel emanating from the exhaust, though it seems to only happen at lower RPMs. Gives off a little white smoke when she starts as well. I’ll be damned if I can locate the leak. It doesn’t reach the bilge, thanks to the absorbent pad I keep below the engine. The engine runs fine, but it’s obviously problematIc. Last year I replaced the exhaust elbow, had a bleeding nut replaced. This year I replaced the cooling water hose from the strainer to the engine. None of these show any evidence of leaking.
Any experts have thoughts about this? And what’s the best practice for detecting a leak when you simply can’t see it searching around with a flashlight?