I was pleasantly surprised, that after 5 years of use and no service, the elbow was in no way clogged with soot. I believe this to be a result of regulatory keeping the engine load as high as possible.
Josh On Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 5:11 PM Josh Muckley <[email protected]> wrote: > It is original to my ownership (6 years), who knows prior to that. > Replaced with "stainless" from ebay. > > Josh > > > > On Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 4:46 PM Jake Brodersen via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Josh, >> >> >> >> That’s a nasty hole. How old is the elbow? Time for a new one. >> Standard or stainless? >> >> >> >> Jake >> >> >> >> *Jake Brodersen* >> >> *C&C 35 Mk-III “Midnight Mistress”* >> >> *Hampton VA* >> >> [image: cid:[email protected]] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* CnC-List <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Josh >> Muckley via CnC-List >> *Sent:* Saturday, July 14, 2018 15:21 >> *To:* C&C List <[email protected]> >> *Cc:* Josh Muckley <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Stus-List Yanmar 3HM35F Exhaust riser/goose neck >> >> >> >> I found some rust blisters on the riser while poking around in the engine >> the other day. I had a moment yesterday to do the replacement with parts >> which I have had for some time. The rubber exhaust hose was stuck on and a >> considerable amount of wrestling was required to separate it from the >> riser. In the effort it went unnoticed that some of the rust blisters had >> broken away. Once I finally got it off and had a chance to inspect I found >> that the rust had opened up a dime sized hole. If this had let go >> unexpectedly I would have started blowing exhaust and water into my engine >> compartment. My "what would I have done" thoughts started rolling and I've >> decided that a tube of epoxy putty would have been my first effort at an >> emergency repair. >> >> https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1aC6-4V8P3BufZhZsusYFmMlmHknk-Ftv >> >> >> >> Josh Muckley >> >> S/V Sea Hawk >> >> 1989 C&C 37+ >> >> Solomons, MD >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >>
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