Re: [Liveaboard] Westerbeke Engine Trouble | Significant water in crankcase

2010-12-03 Thread S/V Kaleo
Thank you for the replys and advice. I realize I should have given more details in my email last night. I discovered the water after the engine had been shutdown for about 4 hours (it had ran fine all day) and after I pumped the oil out this morning it was still quite black i.e. Not grey or mi

Re: [Liveaboard] Westerbeke Engine Trouble | Significant water in crankcase

2010-12-03 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Fri, Dec 03, 2010 at 09:22:36AM -0600, S/V Kaleo wrote: > Thank you for the replys and advice. I realize I should have given > more details in my email last night. > > I discovered the water after the engine had been shutdown for about 4 > hours (it had ran fine all day) and after I pumped the

Re: [Liveaboard] Westerbeke Engine Trouble | Significant water in crankcase

2010-12-03 Thread jim sims
I pretty well agree with all the other great advice you've gotten, but one item does prick my ears - >The only place raw water touches the engine are the heat exchanger (which is >brand new) Any time you have a *new* part taht *could* be related to a failure, it's worth a second glance to check