Hi Chuck- I think I have the drain fitting so it is not leaking. It would be really nice when I want to do an oil change if I could hook up a vacuum pump to the brass fitting on the end of the hose to pump the oil out. Have you seen anything that will do that? My pump has nylon tubing and no end fittings and no way I can see to add a threaded attachment. Thanks- Dave
On Oct 27, 2015, at 5:54 PM, Chuck S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > David, > Bright light and a mirror. Lay mirror under the pan and shine the light and > check for a leak. It might be time for a new drain hose? > > FYI, Mine came with the drain hose setup. The hose has a nice brass ferrel > with plug. The plug has a hole in it and that gets Tie-Wrapped to something > above the starboard engine mount that has a hole in it. Very secure. I > added something similar to my lawn mower to ease changing the oil. Sweet. > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md > > From: "David Knecht via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: "CnC CnC discussion list" <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > Cc: "David Knecht" <davidakne...@gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 12:32:56 PM > Subject: Stus-List Oil leak in M4-30 > > I moved my boat to its winter home yesterday and then tried to change to oil > after I arrived. I had no issues along the way- engine stayed cool and ran > smoothly. However, I got almost no oil out of the pan and the dipstick > showed it was below the low point. I am thankful that this did not destroy > my engine but now have to figure out what to do. I noticed some oil in the > bilge in the spring so cleaned up and put 2 oil absorbing sheets in the space > under the engine and one in the bilge. My boat came from the PO with a hose > attached to the oil pan drain plug so I could remove the cap from the hose > and run a thin tube into the hose to suck the oil out. I thought that I had > not tightened the drain plug under the oil pan when I changed the oil last > year and thought that was the cause of the leak. The pads under the engine > now have oil in them and I added a quart of oil to the engine a month ago > when I checked and it was low. It is still possible that the drain is the > source of the leak, but the leak is slow enough that I am having trouble > verifying the actual site. Has anyone had this problem with a Universal > M4-30 or similar engine? Of course I am concerned that I might be burning > the oil, but the pads underneath with oil in them leads me to think it is a > leak. Still, I am not sure I can account for several missing quarts of oil > in the pads. Dave > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > Dr. David Knecht Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology Core Microscopy Facility Director University of Connecticut 91 N. Eagleville Rd. Storrs, CT 06269 860-486-2200
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