Well that's a great sign! Of course, you'll want to check the flow out the back often... I do that every time we start the motor just to be on the safe side. Plus it's my regular check of the exhaust smoke or lack thereof :)
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Doug <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks David for brightening my day:) Seriously though I do need to look at > the thermostat but it appears I have good flow coming out the exhaust. > > --- In [email protected] <IC27A%40yahoogroups.com>, David Savlin > <dsav...@...> wrote: > > > > Hi Doug -- if there were no vanes left on the water pump impeller, that > > probably means they broke off and have been pumped into the heat > exchanger, > > where they can block the flow and cause overheating. There have been > other > > messages in the past on this (as you guessed) so I will simply say that > > others have written about taking the end cap off their heat exchanger and > > fishing out the bits of impeller -- and doing a descaling / cleaning > while > > they were at it. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > David > > > > On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Doug <dj2...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I'm sure this has been discussed in the pass but new to me. I've had a > > > series of little problems with my Atomic 4 that I'm happy to say it is > > > running again, for now. > > > > > > The first was the engine not turning over which I thought was the > battery > > > not being charged. Turns out the starter solenoid was the culprit. > Fixed by > > > (i believe) rotating the battery connection at the solenoid. Eventually > I > > > will replace it with the new spare. > > > > > > The second was engine quitting while trying to return to slip. The > electric > > > fuel pump just kept running indicating no fuel. When I finally got back > to > > > the slip I disconnected every thing and thinking the pump was bad took > it > > > off too. Did I mention I don't like gas? Managed to get gas on me and > the > > > boat. I took out the fill tube, valve out of the tank to see if that > was > > > clogged. Contacting Moyer Marine for a fuel pump purchase I was told > that > > > the pump was probably good and that there was a siphon break so place. > The > > > only thing I found was the check valve (anti-siphon valve) might have > been > > > stuck. Everything went back together and it worked great. > > > > > > The third thing was looking over the stern and realizing no water > coming > > > out of the exhaust. So off came the water pump back plate. Sure enough > there > > > were no vanes left on the impeller. Lucky for me the previous owner had > a > > > spare new Barco. Looks a little different but seams to work. > > > > > > This all happened with in a week. It has been so hot in the afternoons > I've > > > had to go down at first light to do the work and then hightail it back > to my > > > job. Hopefully this will be all for awhile because as you all know > working > > > on an inboard on the C27 is a bear. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
