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Re: Exhaust looking steamier than usual

Posted By: Harry Babb
Date: Monday, 3 October 2005, at 11:43 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Exhaust looking steamier than usual (Greg)

I had a similar problem recently with my 454 sea water cooled gas burners. I cleaned the strainers, I back flushed the engine oil and gear oil cooler, checked the raw water pump, hooked up a garden hose and found no flow restrictions in the elbows. What I finally found was extremely simple and right under my nose. When the engine was running, the rubber hose on the suction side of the sea water pump was being sucked closed restricting the water flow because the coiled wire inside of the hose has deterioated and failed. When the engine was not running the hose looked normal. I purchased 2, 1" Sch 10 316 SS Butt weld elbows then welded them together with a nipple on each end to connect to the cooler and pump with a short piece of rubber hose. The steam went back to normal and immediately did the same to the other engine.
Good luck

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Exhaust looking steamier than usual
JohnV8r -- Monday, 3 October 2005, at 1:50 a.m.

Re: Exhaust looking steamier than usual
Carl -- Monday, 3 October 2005, at 8:24 a.m.

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Capt. Dick Dean -- Monday, 3 October 2005, at 10:51 a.m.

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Walter Kaprielian -- Monday, 3 October 2005, at 11:27 a.m.

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Wayne -- Monday, 3 October 2005, at 11:47 a.m.

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John F. -- Monday, 3 October 2005, at 12:30 p.m.

Re: Exhaust looking steamier than usual
JohnV8r -- Monday, 3 October 2005, at 12:47 p.m.

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JohnV8r -- Monday, 3 October 2005, at 12:42 p.m.

Re: Exhaust looking steamier than usual
Carl -- Monday, 3 October 2005, at 1:10 p.m.

Re: Exhaust looking steamier than usual
Greg -- Monday, 3 October 2005, at 10:04 p.m.

Re: Exhaust looking steamier than usual
Harry Babb -- Monday, 3 October 2005, at 11:43 p.m.

Re: Exhaust looking steamier than usual
JohnV8r -- Tuesday, 4 October 2005, at 2:52 a.m.

Re: Exhaust looking steamier than usual
Vic Roy -- Tuesday, 4 October 2005, at 7:38 a.m.