how do you know it's engine coolant? Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net
On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Ryan Doyle via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hey everyone, > > Thank you for the responses last week about my tiller - which I went out to > observe/fix today and then got distracted by another issue - c'est la vie. > > Sometimes after heavy precipitation I find engine coolant in my bilge. This > ONLY happens after heavy precip - like last week here in NYC. > > I inspected the cooling system plumbing connections and hoses on my A4 and > I've looked over the engine itself, there are no leaks I can see. Also, the > level of coolant in the engine's reservoir has remained constant for months. > > If it was leaking from the motor, the level in the reservoir would be going > down, right? That said, the engine is winterized, so the water pump hasn't > spun since October. > > The fact that it only happens after it rains is really confounding me too. > A constant leak from the engine would steadily fill my bilge no matter what > the weather was, right? The water system on the boat is winterized with > pink antifreeze, so it's not that. > > Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
