Gotta be a freeze plug that weeps. Contracts when cold and seals when warm.
> On May 24, 2015, at 8:21 PM, Brent Driedger via CnC-List
> wrote:
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> Interesting problem.
> I have a small John Deere tractor with a 23 hp Yanmar engine. When the
> temperature is hovering lower than minus 15c a
John:
Taking into account my previous post to Burt, can you elaborate on the
leaky impeller gasket.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2015-05-26 1:01 PM, John Irvin via CnC-List wrote:
Sounds like leaky impeller gasket.
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> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 2:34 PM
> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> Cc: John Russo
> Subject: Re: Stus-List Antifreeze Mystery
>
> Check to insure your engine block drain valves are tight before winter
> storage. Second thought is weird but offered anyhow. Is antifreeze f
ohn Russo
Subject: Re: Stus-List Antifreeze Mystery
Check to insure your engine block drain valves are tight before winter
storage. Second thought is weird but offered anyhow. Is antifreeze fresh?
Could there be a blockage somewhere where the antifreeze is diluted and
freezes which would expand and
Rob,
I have noticed leaks of the antifreeze throughout last winter as well. (1st
winter with the new to me boat, Yanmar 3ym30, extended life antifreeze).
All was fine in the previous summer.
Some hoses carrying the antifreeze needed to be tightened up and the leaks
went away.
The coldness causes t
when you replaced the radiator cap, was it a 7 psi or 15 psi one?
Marek
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From: Glenn via CnC-List
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2015 8:58 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Glenn
Subject: Re: Stus-List Antifreeze Mystery
I discovered that the radiator cap on the after market
I discovered that the radiator cap on the after market heat exchanger
was worn and allowing anti-freeze to escape when the engine heated up.
Replaced the radiator cap with a new one and it seems to have solved
that problem. I too had drain valves that would mysteriously open.
Solved that pro
Interesting problem.
I have a small John Deere tractor with a 23 hp Yanmar engine. When the
temperature is hovering lower than minus 15c a small amount of antifreeze leeks
out onto the garage floor. I've always wondered why.
There's little change in the overall volume of the cooling system and
Check to insure your engine block drain valves are tight before winter
storage. Second thought is weird but offered anyhow. Is antifreeze fresh?
Could there be a blockage somewhere where the antifreeze is diluted and
freezes which would expand and force the top stuff out somehow. I said it
was a we
Sounds more probable than Rich's theory.might putting paper towel
around the area that might indicate if there is a leak. And it only
happens during the winter so the cold is obviously causing the
leakagejust exactly where.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2015-05-24 1:0
Maybe the pump shaft seal leaks a bit when it is super cold?
Steve Thomas
C&C27 MKIII
Port Stanley, ON
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To:
Cc: "robert"
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 11:24
Subject: Stus-List Antifreeze Mystery
After the engine is winterized in the Fal
It's the antifreeze fairy at work.
RK
> On May 24, 2015, at 08:24, robert via CnC-List wrote:
>
> After the engine is winterized in the Fall, I place a plastic pan under
> it.not sure why but I do. Every Spring, there is approximately a half a
> cup or 250 ml of antifreeze in the pan.
>
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