Hello again my beloved Sailboat Forum,
I'm having an issue with my engine overheating. After getting towed in (again) and my own troubleshooting, I am stumped:
I have a 1980 Oday 30 with a Universal Diesel engine M20 5416. I recently discovered that the exhaust piping coming from the manifold lead to nothing (the pipe was missing). Apparently there are downsides to buying a cheap old sailboat. Always ran fine despite the carbon monoxide we were probably breathing in.
I replaced all the pipe with galvanized piping leading back to the water locker. The fresh water intake went through the engine and to the water locker as always. After replacing the pipe, filling the coolant with proper fluid, sealing off any leaks, I am still overheating. I did the normal trouble shooting. No issues with the impeller, water still exiting the stern of the boat, it sounds like a coolant issue.
The coolant does travel through the engine and goes to a non working hot water heater (I don't know why). Perhaps I didn't bleed the line correctly but there are no bubbles coming from the line as discussed in previous threads on this page.
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you for your help as always.
Jim
I'm having an issue with my engine overheating. After getting towed in (again) and my own troubleshooting, I am stumped:
I have a 1980 Oday 30 with a Universal Diesel engine M20 5416. I recently discovered that the exhaust piping coming from the manifold lead to nothing (the pipe was missing). Apparently there are downsides to buying a cheap old sailboat. Always ran fine despite the carbon monoxide we were probably breathing in.
I replaced all the pipe with galvanized piping leading back to the water locker. The fresh water intake went through the engine and to the water locker as always. After replacing the pipe, filling the coolant with proper fluid, sealing off any leaks, I am still overheating. I did the normal trouble shooting. No issues with the impeller, water still exiting the stern of the boat, it sounds like a coolant issue.
The coolant does travel through the engine and goes to a non working hot water heater (I don't know why). Perhaps I didn't bleed the line correctly but there are no bubbles coming from the line as discussed in previous threads on this page.
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you for your help as always.
Jim