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Neil McDevitt
New member
Username: ge_turbine_boy
Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 - 05:54 pm: | 
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I have a Gray Marine 327 that will be used in salt water and am wondering if there is a fresh water cooling conversion kit available for this engine. |
Richard Clark
Member
Username: rich2479
Post Number: 5
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Monday, February 16, 2009 - 11:08 pm: |
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I dont think you will find anything like that. I recommend winterizing with car anti-freeze by removing water intake hose, placing a hose and funnel in its place and pouring in anti-freeze until it comes out the exhaust. This at least stops the corrosion process while in storage. |
James Norvell
Member
Username: sonshinefishing
Post Number: 39
Registered: 12-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:10 am: |
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You could get a universal kit and make it work if you can fabricate. Saltwater will eat up exhaust manifolds in 3 to 5 years and engine in 10. |
Cal Martell
Advanced Member
Username: cal
Post Number: 140
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 08:37 am: |
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Flush after every use.
Here is the "go to" for anything Gray Marine, if it was made they would have it in stock. They bought out Gray Marine and shipped all original parts/equipment to their facility.
Gray Marine Inc
310 North 6th Street
St. Charles, Il. 60174
PH (630) 485-5007
Fax (630) 584-9141
Another suggestion would be if you can obatain an old Mercruiser 470 I/O engine, one that was maybe froze up or cracked. Some of them came with a fresh water cooling system that worked well, used glycol based antifreeze that recirced the engine jacket and used seawater to cool the coolant. A few pipe fittings and field engineering would convert to a usable setup. |
Neil McDevitt
New member
Username: ge_turbine_boy
Post Number: 2
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 07:54 pm: |
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Richard, Cal and James - Thanks for the input but in the past three months I did some research and found Vanness Engineering who has done FWCW sysytems on the 327. I recently purchased a system from them that included a pump, heat exchanger, pulley, belt, hoses and all custom brackets to fit the Gray 327. David Vanness had a 327 in his shop to use as a moch-up and everything fit perfect. I highly recommend Vanness Engineering for anything Gray Marine. www.vannessengineering.com |
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