SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: countryboyaustin on June 08, 2007, 06:07:31 PM
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I keep getting water in my distributor cap. I cant figure out how it is getting there. No water in my oil so I dont think it is a head gasket, or is it? Can I have a leak that brings water into my distributor without getting in my oil? 454 in a 1974 Eliminator. Any guesses are welcomed.
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Most marine distributors have a drain hole in the bottom. If you wanted to i don't see why you couldent drill a couple of small ones.
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what type of dist are you using.is it a sealed cap
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I dont know how it's getting there but I remember a very old WD-40 commercial were they spray it in there to displace water?
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The WD in WD-40 stands for water displacement .
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get the f*** outta here......no sh*t huh?
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Ill try the wd! Any guesses on the cause?
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get the f*** outta here......no sh*t huh?
I have a feeling that you are being sarcastic!
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no, i did not know that...see you next week!
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Hell yeah , can't wait!! You bringing the flatty?
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Two suggestions:
1) Stop hitting reverse so hard and blowing water up over the transom
2) Cover your boat when it rains
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Hell yeah , can't wait!! You bringing the flatty?
Yea, I think so. I'd tear that Dist apart, clean it out and run it. Maybe an accumulation sitting down below. You dont have any header water spray right there do ya?
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WD-40 is the trademark of a widely used penetrating oil (cleaner, lubricant and anti-corrosive solution) spray. It was developed in 1953 by Norm Larsen (then working for the Rocket Chemical Company) to eliminate water and prevent corrosion on electrical circuitry. It also has many household uses.
WD-40 stands for "Water Displacement, 40th attempt", a name which came from Larsen's laboratory notebook. Larsen was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion by displacing water, and arrived at the formula on his 40th try.[1] A common myth is that "WD" stands for "war department".
It was first used by Convair to protect the outer skin of the Atlas missile from rust and corrosion. The product first became commercially available on store shelves in San Diego in 1958.
O0 Learn something new every day
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Ok I found the culprit. But , I dont back up hardly at all and my bat is a daycruiser so LOTS of freeboard(no water over the transom. The water was getting in while I was driving it. No water in the oil so I had ruled out the head gasket, however after having my wife drive while I watched the engine I found a leak between my heads and the block right at the seam in the way back. It only leaks at full tilt but sounds liek time for a new gasket. I guess that while i have her off its time for rebuilding the heads. Anyone out there know where I can get some aluminum heads for a reasonable price? BBC 454
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aluminum heads for a reasonable price? BBC 454
They dont exsist!
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They dont exsist!
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A few months ago I posted an ad I saw on craigslist, brand new BBC aluminum heads (bare) for about - damn I've forgotten - $600! SBF aluminum heads for like $500 a pair! I haven't seen the ad since and the guy did type in that those were all that he had...