I recently had the bottom cleaned and there was some restriction on the water-intake for the engine. I ran the engine yesterday, it was difficult to start so I used a shot of ether. Initially a black blob of "stuff" came out and floated away then the engine began to smoke (blue). It had not smoked before when I ran the engine but did tend to get hot if the temp gauge is to be believed.
I ran the engine for approximately 5 minutes and saw no movement on the temp gauge nor decrease in smoke. Afterwards I searched the internet and found that blue smoke means oil is getting past the rings and that it is recommended putting the engine under a load for up to 30 minutes full RPM and that running without a load is not good. Anyone have any input on how I should proceed from this point? I plan on checking the temperature gauge because I suspect it is wired incorrectly - show's 140 degrees at 48 degree outside temp until the engine starts then drops to zero. I recently purchased the boat - C&C 26' and love the layout and how it sails. Dan
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