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brett lauren-kennedy
New member
Username: blaurenkennedy
Post Number: 1
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 06:56 pm: | 
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My boat ran great last year. tons of new work, tune up, lines replaced ect. Turn key winterized. When i took it out the first time it over heated in about five minutes and started spraying out antifreeze all over the engine. What should I do? Please help... |
Bt Doctur
Advanced Member
Username: bt_doctur
Post Number: 303
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 07:04 pm: |
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water pump kit or an impeller change. |
brett lauren-kennedy
New member
Username: blaurenkennedy
Post Number: 2
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 07:11 pm: |
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any chance it could be as simple as a thermostat? |
brett lauren-kennedy
New member
Username: blaurenkennedy
Post Number: 3
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 07:12 pm: |
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any chance it could be as simple as a thermostat? |
Bt Doctur
Advanced Member
Username: bt_doctur
Post Number: 304
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 07:41 pm: |
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I assumed the therm was changed at winterizing.
Yes, it could be but you did check it when it was winterized,right? |
brett lauren-kennedy
Member
Username: blaurenkennedy
Post Number: 4
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 07:56 pm: |
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i had it done at a mrina. They replaced impeller, seal on exhaust drive and drive unit, and bellows unit 6/5/07. Therm was not replaced and I'm worried some other kind of damage could have been done when it overheated. It turns over still but won't start |
Bt Doctur
Advanced Member
Username: bt_doctur
Post Number: 305
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 08:06 pm: |
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safety lanyard at the helm,tach is bad,
shift interlock activated or bad,points dirty/glazed |
Mike Grieff
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Username: mikeinnc40
Post Number: 4
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 08:30 pm: |
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First do a compression check and leakdown check..will tell you alot. Overheating is not a good thing. Engines can go bad (scored cyclinders,ect) in 30 seconds with no water.
Mike |
Guy Gaspar
Senior Member
Username: guyjg
Post Number: 2033
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 08:52 pm: |
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"over heated in about five minutes and started spraying out antifreeze all over the engine"
What happened first; hose blew and "...started spraying out antifreeze all over the engine..." then it "...overheated..." or vice-versa?
Where on the hose did it split? Is the heat exchanger clogged from growth of solder bloom (mineral crystals--I've seen them as big as golf balls in the bottom of a radiator) that plugs the cooling tubes over the winter? |
Troy
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Username: troym
Post Number: 514
Registered: 09-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 07:46 am: |
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"Turn key winterized" ...what does that mean?
What work did they do to winterize it?
Where is it spraying anti-freeze from?
Since it's spraying antifreeze, one would assume it's fresh water cooled, but is it? Or was it spraying out the antifreeze the shop put in during winterizing?
Overheated where? ...in the water, or at home in the driveway on the muffs? Was the outdrive fully lowered? |
Brian Roderick
Member
Username: brian_from_boston
Post Number: 39
Registered: 05-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 10:08 pm: |
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It was Mr. Green in the Billiard Room with the Candlestick. |
Brian Roderick
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Username: brian_from_boston
Post Number: 40
Registered: 05-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 10:14 pm: |
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Sorry, with all the questions being asked I had to spit that out.
It seems as though a definition of winterization changes from shop to shop. I was under the impression that winterization was antifreeze in block, fresh water/lines, Head and holding tank, fogging of motors, removal of batteries, stabilizer in fuel tanks, and shrink wrapping.
Oil changes, tune-ups, belts, thermostats are all under engine maintainance in my book, not winterization. |
Brian Roderick
Member
Username: brian_from_boston
Post Number: 41
Registered: 05-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 10:17 pm: |
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It seems as though a source for the "antifreeze" needs to be established. Did a hose burst or did it separate from the housing? Could it be as simple as a hose clamp not tightened? I've done that in high stress situation and once pressure built up it blows the end of the hose off. |
Troy
Advanced Member
Username: troym
Post Number: 520
Registered: 09-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 16, 2008 - 09:23 am: |
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Good one Brian!
Definately need more info on this one. |
