No Regrets
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20 minutes after departing for Pangbourne this morning, my Volvo EVC control panel started beeping and telling my I had an engine overheating!
Now the engine has only covered 81 hours, and I had just rinsed out the strainer before we left, so after assuring myself their was no raw water in the inlet pipe I removed the strainer, and poured a few bucket fulls of river water into the empty housing, and this cooled the engine down almost immediately.
I therefore assumed it was something I had done, so refitted the apparently well fitted strainer, and immediately the system started sucking up raw water once more!
It seems any mild vacuum leak will stop this system working, so Thanks Volvo for adding a nice load warning and clear instruments for my carelessness!
And to think I check all the belts, fluids and clean the strainer every weekend we use Shamby....that was still a close shave!
Now the engine has only covered 81 hours, and I had just rinsed out the strainer before we left, so after assuring myself their was no raw water in the inlet pipe I removed the strainer, and poured a few bucket fulls of river water into the empty housing, and this cooled the engine down almost immediately.
I therefore assumed it was something I had done, so refitted the apparently well fitted strainer, and immediately the system started sucking up raw water once more!
It seems any mild vacuum leak will stop this system working, so Thanks Volvo for adding a nice load warning and clear instruments for my carelessness!
And to think I check all the belts, fluids and clean the strainer every weekend we use Shamby....that was still a close shave!