I have been having a coolant leak. I had the engine pressure checked and the hoses tighened. I was told I should replace all of the hoses. After only 265 hours is doesn't make sense that the hoses would leak even after they have been tighted. Any thoughts. My schaffer furling drum was really toight. I had to use the winch to roll up the jib. I called Schaffer and they said the bearings were clogged and for about $90 I could get a new drum. Not wanting to spend that now I unfurlled the jib and put WD40 down the slot the sail slides up. And the drum roated freely. After the WD I flushed the slot with water and now I can furl easily. The interesting thing is there seems no way to wash out the salt and dirt except by unfurling the jib. After sailing I have always hosed down the drum when I hose the salt off the boat.
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Make sure your jib halyard..
Make sure your jib halyard is not to tight this can also cause tough turning of the furling unit. Do you know where the coolant is dripping from? That should isolate the culprit...???
Make sure your jib halyard is not to tight this can also cause tough turning of the furling unit. Do you know where the coolant is dripping from? That should isolate the culprit...???
Hose life can vary. If the hoses are hard or extremely soft they should be replaced. If hose ends are mushrooming between the ends and where the clamps are is another indication. Sometimes it is crud on the nipple the hose attaches too. Only way to clean the nipples is to remove the hose. If you are going to remove them to clean the nipples, then might as well take the time to replace them. But as Maine Sail said, figure out where the leak is first. That will help determine what is wrong. If you have an engine heated hot water tank don't forget the check the clamps/connections at the hot water heater, they are often forgotten about.
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Thanks for the reply. When I feel around the engine I cannot feeel any leak or fluid and around the water pump is also dry. But next time I will look more closely and maybe get lucky. the coolant is in the pan under the engine.
Thanks for the reply. When I feel around the engine I cannot feeel any leak or fluid and around the water pump is also dry. But next time I will look more closely and maybe get lucky. the coolant is in the pan under the engine.
Luck should have nothing to do with it
You NEED to FIND the leak. And why it leaked. Use paper towels or the old chalk trick to identify where it's leaking from and then deal with it appropriately.
You NEED to FIND the leak. And why it leaked. Use paper towels or the old chalk trick to identify where it's leaking from and then deal with it appropriately.
Universal M25XP?
Hi Roger; If your boat is equipped with a Universal M25 Xp, you may have the same problem I encountered. I kept finding a small amount of coolant in the engine bilge. (My bilge is normally dry.) Maybe 3-4 teaspoons in a 3-5 day period. Made no difference if I ran it or not. Checked all hoses, replaced coolant cap. replaced overflow hose and check heater for leaks, all to no avail. The solution; On the starboard side of the engine is a block coolant plug. The plug was tight, but the large fitting it screwed into is also screwed into the block, and a small amount of coolant was leaking out of the threads. The correct size is a 28 mm socket. I was able to tighten it with a 1 1/8" socket, which reduced it to just a drop or two a week, but I now have a 28 mm socket, so I can torque it properly without striping the edges of the nut. The only way I found it was by putting a dry paper towel against the block and check it in the morning, found a little moisture on it. I checked with 3 other friends that had this engine, and 2 of them had small leaks there. good luck and fair winds Dave PS. Mine is a 96 C30 MKIII and has the original hoses with 350 hours, all in good shape.
Hi Roger; If your boat is equipped with a Universal M25 Xp, you may have the same problem I encountered. I kept finding a small amount of coolant in the engine bilge. (My bilge is normally dry.) Maybe 3-4 teaspoons in a 3-5 day period. Made no difference if I ran it or not. Checked all hoses, replaced coolant cap. replaced overflow hose and check heater for leaks, all to no avail. The solution; On the starboard side of the engine is a block coolant plug. The plug was tight, but the large fitting it screwed into is also screwed into the block, and a small amount of coolant was leaking out of the threads. The correct size is a 28 mm socket. I was able to tighten it with a 1 1/8" socket, which reduced it to just a drop or two a week, but I now have a 28 mm socket, so I can torque it properly without striping the edges of the nut. The only way I found it was by putting a dry paper towel against the block and check it in the morning, found a little moisture on it. I checked with 3 other friends that had this engine, and 2 of them had small leaks there. good luck and fair winds Dave PS. Mine is a 96 C30 MKIII and has the original hoses with 350 hours, all in good shape.
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