LegaSea Alaska
New member
I have a 34’ Sport Fisher with twin Crusader 454’s. It is fresh water cooled. We were out this weekend Silver (Coho Salmon) fishing (great fishing) and everything worked just fine trolling. We stopped and anchored for a while and then when we headed in the starboard engine started running rough. By the time we got to Valdez harbor (about 15 min) it would not idle and died. Made for rough parking since the wind had really picked up. After we got settled in we started trying to figure out the problem and ended up finding the oil level was way high and milky looking. Great, we have water in the oil. Checked the antifreeze and it was still full so we figured it must be salt water getting in. From what I could tell from the manual, the oil cooler seemed like the culprit in this case. We bypassed the cooler and have changed out the oil 3 times and although each time the oil looks better it still is milky looking and we are still gaining a couple of quarts. So unless we have discovered a new source of oil we still have a problem. Does oil and saltwater foam and expand when mixed? Since it’s fresh water cooled is there another place the water can get into the oil. How a bought the risers, can oil get in that way?
I appreciate any help out there, George
I appreciate any help out there, George