J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment 2GM Heat Exchanger Questions

So OK ... down here getting Vee Jay ready for season, installed new raw water pump because old one was leaking at seals and I didn't have energy to rebuild. But then
NO WATER out exhaust.

Tracked it back to exhaust water injector elbow that I had replaced TWO years ago ... blocked solid with soot mud. not rust, not corrosion. just a black mud. we had a hot summer here and this may have been expanded by some sort of bacteria over the last six months of sitting.

30 seconds with screwdriver to clear out. Hour and a half mechanics around that fix. Fortunately I had my foredeck guy to do the work while I just handed him the tools.

while it looks like there is a hole in the mud ... it was a solid block at least 1.5 inch deep into hole.



{Bill this post probably should be tied in to another thread ... but I couldn't find it.}