David Grimm
E38-200
Hey all. Sitting here at anchor waiting for the engine to cool down trying not to run aground. Ugh. Wind and tide both not working with me.
So over the winter I lost some coolant from that hose that goes to the top of the thermostat. Actually all the coolant that is in the box in the cockpit compartment.
So before it went in the water I fixed the leak and topped her off with coolant. I also flushed both sides of the heat exchanger, put a inline bleeder on highest point hose headed to the domestic water tank. Changed the rad cap, added a coolant ovetflow tank in the cockpit compartment, changed the impeller and cleaned the strainer. Bled the air out numerous times. Removed and tested the 160 thermostat. Stuck a wire down the exhaust elbow and doesn't appear to be blocked however the water out the exhaust seems weak. I have an oberdorfer pump that can only be mounted upside-down the apparently don't answer emails or advertise a phone number.
My water pump appears to be original. Have any of you seen them decompose and not work well?
Hope you all have a great healthy season, Dave
So over the winter I lost some coolant from that hose that goes to the top of the thermostat. Actually all the coolant that is in the box in the cockpit compartment.
So before it went in the water I fixed the leak and topped her off with coolant. I also flushed both sides of the heat exchanger, put a inline bleeder on highest point hose headed to the domestic water tank. Changed the rad cap, added a coolant ovetflow tank in the cockpit compartment, changed the impeller and cleaned the strainer. Bled the air out numerous times. Removed and tested the 160 thermostat. Stuck a wire down the exhaust elbow and doesn't appear to be blocked however the water out the exhaust seems weak. I have an oberdorfer pump that can only be mounted upside-down the apparently don't answer emails or advertise a phone number.
My water pump appears to be original. Have any of you seen them decompose and not work well?
Hope you all have a great healthy season, Dave