Thanks John. I had no idea that was a fairly common practice. That must be what's happening. There's a section of the bilge forward of the motor and aft of the opening in the cockpit sole that I just can't see into.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 29, 2016, at 14:34, John Irvin via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I generally leave RV or plumbing antifreeze in the bilge, but I'm in frozen > Ottawa. > From: Ryan Doyle via CnC-List > Sent: 2016-01-29 2:00 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Ryan Doyle > Subject: Re: Stus-List Mystery Coolant > > Joe and Joel - thank you guys. Apologies, I was on "digest mode", so I > didn't see your responses until now. I know it's engine coolant because as > Joe said - "nothing else on the boat looks like it". Joel, I have a feeling > you're right about the source. I think there was coolant in the aft part of > my bilge - either it was spilled or the previous owner intentionally put it > down there, and when it rains hard it's being pushed into the sump. If this > is the case, I'm just surprised that it's retaining it's brilliant > fluorescent green color after being watered diluted so much. It's very > green. Looks the same as what's in the reservoir. > >> On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 1:42 PM, Ryan Doyle <ryanpdo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Replying to my own thread again here.. I've read a few times online that >> people sometimes add antifreeze to a wet bilge during the winter. Now I'm >> wondering if there is some residual antifreeze left in the aft portion of my >> bilge from the previous owner (I bought the boat in Oct), and it's being >> mixed with some rainwater and ending up down there. >> >>> On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Ryan Doyle <ryanpdo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I forgot to give the details on my boat - She's a 1976 30 mki and she's >>> winterized and up on stands. >>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 12:40 PM, Ryan Doyle <ryanpdo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Hey everyone, >>>> >>>> Thank you for the responses last week about my tiller - which I went out >>>> to observe/fix today and then got distracted by another issue - c'est la >>>> vie. >>>> >>>> Sometimes after heavy precipitation I find engine coolant in my bilge. >>>> This ONLY happens after heavy precip - like last week here in NYC. >>>> >>>> I inspected the cooling system plumbing connections and hoses on my A4 and >>>> I've looked over the engine itself, there are no leaks I can see. Also, >>>> the level of coolant in the engine's reservoir has remained constant for >>>> months. >>>> >>>> If it was leaking from the motor, the level in the reservoir would be >>>> going down, right? That said, the engine is winterized, so the water pump >>>> hasn't spun since October. >>>> >>>> The fact that it only happens after it rains is really confounding me too. >>>> A constant leak from the engine would steadily fill my bilge no matter >>>> what the weather was, right? The water system on the boat is winterized >>>> with pink antifreeze, so it's not that. >>>> >>>> Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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