Funny - I’ve found I can tell by the exhaust note when the raw water cooling flow is restricted. When it stops (belt slippage) the engine sounds like a motorbike I once owned. This method (or the more scientific exhaust water temp sensor) would not detect an issue on the engine coolant side of the heat exchanger unfortunately.
Dave Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 27, 2021, at 2:41 PM, Doug via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Mike, > I installed a tee for the overheat sensor. Then install a temperature sender > for a guage. I mounted the temp guage, and an oil press Guage in the cockpit. > I also added a sensor on the exhaust hose just after the mixing elbow. This > sets off an alarm. But no light. It goes off at 200* f. For when I lose > cooling water. > > > > Doug Mountjoy > sv Rebecca Leah > C & C Landfall 39 > Port Orchard Yacht Club > Port Orchard, WA > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: "Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: 10/27/21 10:37 (GMT-08:00) > To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: "Hoyt, Mike" <mike.h...@impgroup.com> > Subject: Stus-List Temperature gauge on Yanmar > > Has anyone installed a dedicated temperature gauge on a yanmar engine similar > to 3GM30F? Can it be as simple as attaching to the sender unit that goes to > the idiot light on the control panel? > > > > When a panel alarm goes off I usually shut down the engine immediately and > forget to check which lamp was lit. Would be nice to have a temp gauge for > reference. I do have an oil pressure gauge and would love to have both > > > > Thanks > > > > Mike Persistence > > Haliofax > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
