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.
I have looked everywhere for the source of this antifreeze but I can't
find out where it is coming from.
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.
>
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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Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 11:24
Subject: Stus-List Antifreeze Mystery
After the engine is winterized in the Fal
Hi Bill,
I with you on encouraging anybody to do a good varnish job. Then
everyone can enjoy the best finish possible.
However, the last couple of times the missus & I have done Cetol, due
to laziness which we convince ourselves as being too busy, and the
results are entirely acceptable. Som
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
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
Thanks to everyone who offered advice and expertise re my starting
problem.
It turned out to be a loose ground wire at the engine.
I needn't have installed a new ignition switch, but now I have a spare. And
I've learned a couple of valuable lessons. Lesson number one is: Ask first.
Temperature f
Listers,
I find I'm having a harder time getting the engine started and seeing a little
bit of darker smoke when it does turn over, as compared to last season.
Once running, everything seems fine -- temperature, water flow, revolutions,
etc.
Any ideas or suggestions?
Usually, my solution to
If it is cranking at the usual speed, then the compression might be off a bit
in one of the cylinders. This can happen if one of the piston rings has got
stuck over the winter. I would warm up the engine good and hot and then take
for a run. Run it fairly hard for a couple of hours so long as ev
I'm looking to replace my Stearn gauges on the hydraulic panel for my vang
and backstay. Any suggestion on where to find a suitable equivalent gauge.
They are currently fogged up so bad that I can't read them. They are 3500
psi and 5500 psi.
Thanks,
Paul Hood
1982 C&C34
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What does bad lubrication oil look like?
Congrats on the easy fix!
Chuck B
C&C 34 Elusive
Somerset, MA
On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 5:41 PM, Derek Kennedy via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> Thanks to everyone who offered advice and expertise re my starting
> problem.
>
> It turned out to be a loose ground wire at the engine.
>
It's black.
Jim Watts
Paradigm Shift
C&C 35 Mk III
Victoria, BC
On 24 May 2015 at 16:59, Sam Salter via CnC-List
wrote:
> What does bad lubrication oil look like?
>
> sam :-)
> *From: *S Thomas via CnC-List
> *Sent: *Sunday, May 24, 2015 5:01 PM
> *To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> *Reply To: *cnc
Diesel engine oil is supposed to look black - it's like that a half hour after you start the engine - by design.
John:
Thank you both good tips...your first one could be the culprit but
your second one could also be the culprit.the antifreeze (Preston)
is approx. 8 years oldI will flush and replace it before Fall layup
and see what happens. As I said earlier, it does not happen after
launc
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
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