[C38] yikes!

Don Strong drstrong at ucdavis.edu
Mon Jun 13 13:50:45 EDT 2011


Max: Poor you. A cascade of unfortunate circumstances! Don

On 6/13/11 9:10 AM, Max Soto wrote:
>
> Yesterday  Estancia's engine suffered of extreme overheating due to a 
> very awful chain of events... hard for me to believe that everything 
> happened on the same trip, but they did.....
>
> 1- a zip tie holding the engine harness broke
> 2-  the wires fell to the only part or the riser that wasn't protected
> 3-  few wires melted but I noticed it and stop more wire to be melted.
> 4- when they made ground I Iost one cockpit speaker and my temp meter, 
> but since engine was ok, I though I could relie on the alarm for my 
> way back home, after all, I have suffered overheating only once in 9 
> years...... What could go wrong this time????????
> 5- Then , ********the manifold  "radiator cap" base had 
> a massive failure due to corrosion and separated from the manifold********
> 6- I installed an overheating alarm years ago, but is only a light, it 
> has no buzzer...... since I'm always checking the temp constantly, I 
> gave it some time to buy the buzzer...... ( that was kinda stupid 
> mistake........)
>
> When I smelled the coolant evaporating it was already too late, engine 
> had spilled all the coolant and smoke was coming from all the engine, 
> specially from the breathing hose from the valve cover... compression 
> was coming out like I've never seen before, and now I know that the 
> alarm can come on with just hot vapor.... I learned it the hard 
> way........
> I cooled down the engine, but still I'm suspecting a blown head 
> gasket... now that manifold and head have to come out, the whole block 
> is following them.... heavy corrosion have damaged the thermostat 
> housing, the aluminum front engine cover and the oil filter base, so I 
> have oil spills all over the place.........
> Overhaul or engine replacement came on the last trip that I made 
> before hauling the boat for complete peeling for a blister job..... 
>  An I lucky or what?????????LOL...
>
> Check out the pics.. Still don't know if the manifold can be repaired 
> or if I should start looking for a new manifold.......or engine........
> Regards,
> -- 
> Max Soto
> C38 #198 ESTANCIA
> Puntarenas, Costa Rica
>
>
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-- 
Donald R. Strong
Professor
Dept. of Evolution and Ecology
University of California, Davis 95616

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