Until I did the y-valve install, so did I...but I thought the heat exchanger protected the closed loop of the engine from any excess pressure. Assuming, of course, its a fresh water cooled engine...Raw water cooled...another story.
David F. Risch 1981 40-2 (401) 419-4650 (cell) To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:16:51 -0500 Subject: Re: Stus-List Winterizing Advice sought for C&C34 This has been done on this boat for years. You just need to be prudent. However, it still makes it easy to do the bucket thing, as well. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Burton <[email protected]> To: cnc-list <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Nov 14, 2012 6:11 pm Subject: Re: Stus-List Winterizing Advice sought for C&C34 I've seen advice like this a couple of times. Be very careful about hooking an land pressure water hose to your raw water system. As a matter of fact, don't do it. You can end up filling the exhaust manifold and the cylinders with water, which unsurprisingly, is bad for the engine. Far better to remove the raw water intake and put it in a bucket and let the water pump draw water at the required rate. Andrew Burton Newport, RI http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 6:05 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: Or have a very resourceful PO who plumbed in circuit with a valve and hose connection that enables one to close off the the outside intake, connect hose to outside water source, open the valve in the plumbed in circuit and run the engine quite merrily in minutes. Cheers, John "Falcon" -- C&C 29-2 -----Original Message----- From: Mark Meyer <[email protected]> To: Robert Abbott <[email protected]>; cnc-list <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Nov 14, 2012 4:44 pm Subject: Re: Stus-List Winterizing Advice sought for C&C34 Robert and Jonathon, and all, Thanks for the tips; are there suggestions about best practices when doing oil changes on the 34? Mark From: Robert Abbott <[email protected]> To: Mark Meyer <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 9:05 AM Subject: Winterizing Advice sought for C&C34 Mark: If your boat in 'on the hard', you will need a few pieces of hardware to do the job.....oil pump, garden hose, large bucket and a 10' foot piece of the hose the same diameter as the hose that attaches to your raw water pump. Remove the hose on the inlet side of your water pump....attach the 10' piece to the water pump and place the other end in the bucket in the cockpit and fill with water from the garden hose......start your engine and let it run until the engine reaches normal operating temp......keep the water level in the bucket so you are not sucking in air. Shut engine down.....change the oil and filter. Now empty water from the bucket and put your antifreeze in the bucket......2 gallons will be more than enough.....start your engine and run until you see antifreeze exiting from your exhaust.....shut engine down. Some people leave the 10' hose connected to the water pump all winter....makes it easy in the Spring to start your engine before launch to retrieve the antifreeze in the engine. Some disconnect it and reconnect the raw water hose. Hope this helps. Bob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2012/11/12 11:03 PM, Mark Meyer wrote: Hi List, Short season for me this year, bought our C&C34 this spring and did a lot to bring her back to where she needs to be. But I'm late winterizing the Diesel engine and am looking for advice and tricks to speed me through getting this engine done. Any Advice? Thanks in advance, Mark Meyer SV Freedom, Whitehall MI _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] -- phone +401 965 5260 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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