Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Re: Loss of coolant

2020-05-13 Thread Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List
club Original message From: dwight veinot via CnC-List Date: 5/13/20 10:27 (GMT-08:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: dwight veinot Subject: Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Re: Loss of coolant Joe can you tell me if it is common practice to run hot coolant from the engine straight into the

Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Re: Loss of coolant

2020-05-13 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Oh yeah thanks for reminding me of that one! :-(. In addition to replacing the head gasket, I also had two big radiator bills from the blow by of the head gasket ! Bill Coleman On Wed, May 13, 2020, 1:34 PM Shawn Wright via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Not sure if this is common o

Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Re: Loss of coolant

2020-05-13 Thread Shawn Wright via CnC-List
Not sure if this is common on Yanmars, but on VW diesels, a common source of slow coolant leaks is the head gasket. There are a few places where coolant passages can seep coolant into the combustion chamber, which occurs during cooldown when the engine is stopped. During operation, the higher press

Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Re: Loss of coolant

2020-05-13 Thread dwight veinot via CnC-List
Joe can you tell me if it is common practice to run hot coolant from the engine straight into the hot water tank heat exchanger and from the there into the engines heat exchanger. For some reason whoever set my system up put a “t” in the engines hot coolant line before the engines heat exchanger an

Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Re: Loss of coolant

2020-05-13 Thread Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
We have: Bilge from any point in the system including the water heater Exhaust via combustion chamber Exhaust via raw water from an internal heat exchanger leak Internal leak in the water heater (yuck!) A leak someplace in the manifold that dumps into either the intake or exhaust A leak someplace i