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TrailerHo
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July 01, 2008, 12:28:12 PM »
So I took the boat out last weekend to the river, and it did great! Until the last day that is.... Ran the boat like crazy on Saturday with no problems, boat ran cool (120'F) and didn't have any problems.
Sunday though, boat still ran cool as it did on Saturday but when I pulled it out of the water, I noticed that the #1 and #3 header tubes up to the collector had turned blueish. Now I know that this is a result from getting hot but what are some of the possible causes that could cause it just to happen on those 2 cylinders? All of the other cylinder tubes are fine, and are still chrome so that's don't get hot.
I dont have the boat with me right now so I can't sit there and mess with stuff to try and figure out the cause so I figured I would get some ideas so I have somehere to start.
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HDriderTH
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July 01, 2008, 02:16:25 PM »
water lines blocked on those cylinders? I've blocked one side before....watch the weep holes
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July 01, 2008, 03:05:53 PM »
check for an intake leak at those two cylinders. pull the plugs, that should tell you if it is lean.
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TrailerHo
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July 02, 2008, 07:31:50 AM »
Thanks for the reply's! Got some things to check on now for sure.
Only a couple questions I had, when you talk about water lines (HDriderTH), are you refering to the water lines that are connected to the bottom of the headers or actually internally in the motor?
And how can I check for an intake leak? Will it be obvious on the plugs or do I need to pull the intake off and go from the top?
Thanks again for all your help!
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July 02, 2008, 07:44:52 AM »
Good advise!
To check for leaks start motor, spray starting fluid around the mounting surface where the heads/intake meet,, If it fluctuates it's leeking. Redo it, I use Fel-Pro brand, Checker/Shucks/ Kragen carries them.
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July 03, 2008, 09:21:57 AM »
Quote from: HDriderTH on July 01, 2008, 02:16:25 PM
water lines blocked on those cylinders? I've blocked one side before....watch the weep holes
Okay, so what do you mean by "weep holes". I pulled the water line off of the bottom of the header on #1 cylinder and the water line was clear from what I could see. Is there something else I should be looking at on the bottom of the headers?
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HDriderTH
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July 03, 2008, 09:26:10 AM »
yea, there is a little hole on the bottom of each pipe to drain water. If you see water dripping or spraying from each pipe, cool. There are little brass jets in there and it only takes a little peice of debree to block your water off. Check each of the little stainless water lines.
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July 03, 2008, 09:39:20 AM »
Cool, will do. Thanks for the advice and the fast reply. Glad to see I am not the only one that sits on the computer and checks the forum about every 5 mins.
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HDriderTH
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July 03, 2008, 09:47:04 AM »
Site addiction, I got a little peice of crap in the jet where the hose hooks to the stainless tubing and it started bluing the pipes on one side, luckily I noticed and cleared it. You can remove bluing w/ Mothers
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July 04, 2008, 01:32:37 PM »
Cool, nothing like a Power Ball to take care of some bluing. So I checked the plugs and they appear to be fine, like grey in color with minimum amount of oil on it. More on #1 than the others but not enough to be concerned about yet.
I also pulled the valve cover off just to look at everything on the topside of the head and it looks good up there. Next I am going to pull apart the entire cooling system for headers on that side and hopefully there will be something there..... That way I don't have to keep hunting!
Thanks for all the advice and I will let you know. And yes..... Site addiction!
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July 06, 2008, 03:33:46 PM »
Alright, so I think I found the problem. I took apart the t-fitting that connects the headers to the engine and there was so much junk in there it wasn't funny!
So I cleaned it out and put everything back together and it all appears to be working fine. Going out to Lost Lake next week and will test it out for good then. Thanks for everyone's help!
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