I believe I need to replace the hose running from my engine to my muffler. The piece in question is very short and rigid and I don't see how I can get the old one out and the new one in.
muffler pic.jpg
I have enclosed a picture. It is taken after I took out the aft seat around the dining table. The hose in question goes vertically from the muffler (it's the hose on the starboard side, the left most one on the picture) to the engine (Universal M3-20). It actually connects with a hose wrapped in foil. The foil hose and the muffler are solid in place. I suspect each has a 1-2 inch coupling extension. The hose I'm taking out is maybe 7 inches long and very rigid. I don't see how I can get it out without breaking it. I don;t see how I could get a new one in to replace it.
What am I missing?
-should I just brute force it in and out?
-Can I move the muffler?
-Can I move the foil covered hose coming from the engine?
-Is there another way?
A little background on why I am in the predicament. You may notice the hose I am worried about appears to have shrivelled up. Yesterday I ran my engine for about half an hour with the raw water outflow seacock closed. My engine alarm went off and I shut the engine down. It looks like I boiled all the coolant and it ended up in the bilge. After I let the engine cool I refilled the coolant. I opened the seacock and was lucky enough to be able to start the engine and limped home at idle speed. The temperature stayed steady. Water was being expelled out the back. I intend to inspect the impeller. I may find other damage but the only thing that looks damaged now is the hose. I don't think the hose looked like that before the overheating and I don't think I should use the engine with the hose looking like that.
A little more background. I just upgraded to this boat from a Catalina 25 with a swing keel. This is my first post to the forum. I love my new 30. It is so much more stable in the water and points much better. I'm excited about my future adventures. I bought the boat in Gig Harbor near Tacoma Washington. Here is a photo essay (in case you are interested) of my adventure bringing the new boat home to Vancouver BC.
I hope the cross post is okay. I posted the same question on the yahoo 30 group. I'm not sure which one to use. I'm surprised Catalina 30 owners would be spilt into two forums this way.
Fetching Izzy
-David Hopkins
Vancouver, BC
Izzy aka Island Time
1990 Catalina 30 #5845
Universal M3-20 diesel engine
muffler pic.jpg
I have enclosed a picture. It is taken after I took out the aft seat around the dining table. The hose in question goes vertically from the muffler (it's the hose on the starboard side, the left most one on the picture) to the engine (Universal M3-20). It actually connects with a hose wrapped in foil. The foil hose and the muffler are solid in place. I suspect each has a 1-2 inch coupling extension. The hose I'm taking out is maybe 7 inches long and very rigid. I don't see how I can get it out without breaking it. I don;t see how I could get a new one in to replace it.
What am I missing?
-should I just brute force it in and out?
-Can I move the muffler?
-Can I move the foil covered hose coming from the engine?
-Is there another way?
A little background on why I am in the predicament. You may notice the hose I am worried about appears to have shrivelled up. Yesterday I ran my engine for about half an hour with the raw water outflow seacock closed. My engine alarm went off and I shut the engine down. It looks like I boiled all the coolant and it ended up in the bilge. After I let the engine cool I refilled the coolant. I opened the seacock and was lucky enough to be able to start the engine and limped home at idle speed. The temperature stayed steady. Water was being expelled out the back. I intend to inspect the impeller. I may find other damage but the only thing that looks damaged now is the hose. I don't think the hose looked like that before the overheating and I don't think I should use the engine with the hose looking like that.
A little more background. I just upgraded to this boat from a Catalina 25 with a swing keel. This is my first post to the forum. I love my new 30. It is so much more stable in the water and points much better. I'm excited about my future adventures. I bought the boat in Gig Harbor near Tacoma Washington. Here is a photo essay (in case you are interested) of my adventure bringing the new boat home to Vancouver BC.
I hope the cross post is okay. I posted the same question on the yahoo 30 group. I'm not sure which one to use. I'm surprised Catalina 30 owners would be spilt into two forums this way.
Fetching Izzy
-David Hopkins
Vancouver, BC
Izzy aka Island Time
1990 Catalina 30 #5845
Universal M3-20 diesel engine