[C38] who said overheat??

[D McC]

YIKES ~!~!~!~  
And I was worried about a reactor meltdown !!!! 
Time to go into the dark places again and see what there is to see that I REALLY don't want to see .... 
Best of luck with repairs and restoration !!! 

~Dave
SV Pretty Lady #148


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--- On Mon, 6/13/11, Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com>
Subject: [C38] who said overheat??
To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <Listserve at catalina38.org>
Date: Monday, June 13, 2011, 9:10 AM


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 broke2-  the wires fell to the only part or the riser that wasn't protected3-  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,
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Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica



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