If we ran the engine and there was a leak it is likely the antifreeze would get contaminated and we would need to drain it all out and dispose of it.
We stopped by to see Marcus and Cyndi on the S\V Rebecca, which just came in from the South - Ensenada Carrizo - and are now at anchor here in the Barra-Bahia de Navidad lagoon. We were coming back from the pool in the dinghy at the time. We had originally met Marcus and Cyndi in Chamela (Perula Bay) and have seen them since a couple times. We got to talking about our heat exchanger stack tube and he said he had a pressure tester. Enough said, I quickly borrowed it and when we got back to the boat Debbie and I pressure tested the fresh water system. It tested great, no leaks. So 4th time is a charm!
We first needed to trim a little wood away from the cap area so
the tester cap would fit on. Then we pumped ten pounds into the system.
It is a
13 psi system or at least cap so ten was a good test pressure.
All went well, after a while still ten pounds!
This time we centered
the stack tube and then tightened evenly. I made a mark on the stack tube so we
could see it through the radiator cap. This allowed us to make sure it was
still lined up. I also made sure the o-ring was on the inside of the forward flange up against the stack tube.
Tomorrow we will replace the impeller (we were only supposed to check it at the 250 mile maintenance and replace it only if needed however we think it's best to replace it because it got contaminated with anti-freeze) and then we will be done, for now.
Tomorrow we will replace the impeller (we were only supposed to check it at the 250 mile maintenance and replace it only if needed however we think it's best to replace it because it got contaminated with anti-freeze) and then we will be done, for now.
Glad to hear you got it working! That little pressure tester would be a good tool to have, so you better get one for the next coolant change. Hang on to that impeller you're changing out as it would make a good backup, and make sure you lube or grease up the new one good before installing. I completely changed the raw water pump on our Pathfinder once with a new one, and I figured I wouldn't have to lube up the impeller because the factory did that. After I installed the pump and started the engine the pump wouldn't prime, so I took the pump off and opened it up for inspection. While there was a thin film of lube or grease on the impeller, there wasn't enough to get the pump to prime. I gooped the impeller up real good with lube and put it all back together, and this time it primed right away and really pumped out the raw water.
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