Engine siezed - what now?

[Searush]

Gavin,

We have just had the wettest June on record. It has been exceptionally moist! It has been rally warm & humid. Our chest freezer in the hall has had to be wiped dry twice a day for the last few weeks - which has never happened before in the 30 years we have had it. I suspect that it is just possible that condensation is the cause of the rings sticking to the bores.

If so, the 55mm socket I am about to send you will do the trick. But be cautious initially, just in case there might be other problems. In fact, removing the injector before turning it over will tell you a lot. You could even put a cotton bud in on a bit of wire to swab the inside of the cylinder - but don't let it drop off!!!

 

[VicS]

Vic,

I don't think there is an anti syphon device - (have tried uploading a photo but the file size is too big).

The seawater enters the pump/impeller housing at the back of the engine, and is then delivered to the front of the engine via a 12mm dia. plastic hose, it exits the engine via the same diameter hose and is fed into the bottom of the exhaust swan neck.

I suppose the water could syphon back via this hose, but it would only go back into the cooling system?

To syphon into the exhaust side of the engine it would have to climb the swan neck (which is much larger 38mm dia. and is matbe 200mm high)?

Fair enough. If the exahust system cannot fill via the cooling sytem then thats not the problem