Hey guys,
New to the site, and new to my Ericson. My buddy and I just purchased a 1974 E-32 with an atomic 4 on Sunday, and man am I excited! After looking at the boat a few times and spending some lengthy hours pouring over reviews and other information we finally pulled the trigger. As we were cleaning the boat up and taking an inventory we decided to let the ol' a-4 idle for awhile with a few gallons of premium gas and sea foam. After about 20 minutes we noticed she was running hot and turned it off.
Assessment:
Very little to no water flow out exhaust.
Seacock open, water flow is good.
seacock filter clear, no debris.
Bypass seacock with a water hose anyway, still no water flow out exhaust.
follow hose to water pump, check impeller, impeller good.
bypass impeller with water hose anyway, still no water flow out exhaust.
now it gets gritty.
made it all the way around the engine bypassing every cooling hose with my water hose until I reach a tower like structure which leads directly to the main exhaust line out the rear.
This also lead to the discovery that the entire antifreeze tank has been bypassed completely, which begs the question is there enough antifreeze already in the heat exchanger? and if not, how do I add more?
went ahead and removed the main exhaust line, plugged my water hose into the bottom of the tower, and got very little water flowing out of the top (which would ordinarily be directed out of the rear by the exhaust hose.)
after about 30 minutes of poking and prodding with a coat hangar donated by my slip neighbor, I managed to free up some gunk and rust and whatnot.
after that I was rewarded with a little more water flow, but nothing major.
I am of the opinion that this is my main blockage.
my main questions are
How much water should be expelled out the back at idle?
How in heck am I supposed to properly clean this tower out?
It is located in a very hard to reach area only barely accessible from the cockpit seat hatch.
I know I just unloaded a lot on you guys, but it has been weighing heavy on the mind.
I appreciate ANY feedback, or comments
Thanks for your time
New to the site, and new to my Ericson. My buddy and I just purchased a 1974 E-32 with an atomic 4 on Sunday, and man am I excited! After looking at the boat a few times and spending some lengthy hours pouring over reviews and other information we finally pulled the trigger. As we were cleaning the boat up and taking an inventory we decided to let the ol' a-4 idle for awhile with a few gallons of premium gas and sea foam. After about 20 minutes we noticed she was running hot and turned it off.
Assessment:
Very little to no water flow out exhaust.
Seacock open, water flow is good.
seacock filter clear, no debris.
Bypass seacock with a water hose anyway, still no water flow out exhaust.
follow hose to water pump, check impeller, impeller good.
bypass impeller with water hose anyway, still no water flow out exhaust.
now it gets gritty.
made it all the way around the engine bypassing every cooling hose with my water hose until I reach a tower like structure which leads directly to the main exhaust line out the rear.
This also lead to the discovery that the entire antifreeze tank has been bypassed completely, which begs the question is there enough antifreeze already in the heat exchanger? and if not, how do I add more?
went ahead and removed the main exhaust line, plugged my water hose into the bottom of the tower, and got very little water flowing out of the top (which would ordinarily be directed out of the rear by the exhaust hose.)
after about 30 minutes of poking and prodding with a coat hangar donated by my slip neighbor, I managed to free up some gunk and rust and whatnot.
after that I was rewarded with a little more water flow, but nothing major.
I am of the opinion that this is my main blockage.
my main questions are
How much water should be expelled out the back at idle?
How in heck am I supposed to properly clean this tower out?
It is located in a very hard to reach area only barely accessible from the cockpit seat hatch.
I know I just unloaded a lot on you guys, but it has been weighing heavy on the mind.
I appreciate ANY feedback, or comments
Thanks for your time