Volvo D6 exhaust pipe starboard side

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So cruising at 22 knots from Isle of Man, force 4/5 load of alarms go off loss of power to engine ,so go down in the lazerette water pouring in ,I see the pipe is off so shut down engine So go to fix back on and the pipe is over sized for the pipe but has a spacing rubber In between . I got one clip on come back in to port at 10 knots . So the question is it normal to have this spacer in which does not look right to me ,also found that the pipe seemed to be mostly depending on the clips to hold in place ,it doe have a strap but there seemed a lot of downward force withe the weight, could I make a support bracket to help . Cheers for the replies SS
 
seastoke said:
So cruising at 22 knots from Isle of Man, force 4/5 load of alarms go off loss of power to engine ,so go down in the lazerette water pouring in ,I see the pipe is off so shut down engine So go to fix back on and the pipe is over sized for the pipe but has a spacing rubber In between . I got one clip on come back in to port at 10 knots . So the question is it normal to have this spacer in which does not look right to me ,also found that the pipe seemed to be mostly depending on the clips to hold in place ,it doe have a strap but there seemed a lot of downward force withe the weight, could I make a support bracket to help . Cheers for the replies SS
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Remember the survey I pointed out some rusty hose clips on the exhaust hose .
 
Sorry to hear that happened Roy. Must have been a worrying moment opening that lazerette hatch! :nonchalance:
 
volvopaul said:
Remember the survey I pointed out some rusty hose clips on the exhaust hose .
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Hi Paul that was on the port engine this is starboard,it’s quite long the pipe , I was surprised at the spacer tube ,and does not seem to mount on the turbo much.
 
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sounds like a scary moment - could have been nasty half way across.
re spacer inside exhaust hose - I have seen this on a fairline I used to have. However it was at the exhaust elbow end not the outlet to sea. Is there some sort of sealant/glue you can use on reassembly to make sure it doesn't readily come off again? Have a word with Halyard ?
 
kashurst said:
sounds like a scary moment - could have been nasty half way across.
re spacer inside exhaust hose - I have seen this on a fairline I used to have. However it was at the exhaust elbow end not the outlet to sea. Is there some sort of sealant/glue you can use on reassembly to make sure it doesn't readily come off again? Have a word with Halyard ?
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hi kash it was on the turbo end but the engine still going so pouring water out
 
apart from the initial shock I wouldn't overly worry - quite possible it either wasn't done up properly at the factory, or later on during some work on the engine. I would just check all the other exhaust joints for security. Is there two clamps at each end?
 
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So going back to the boat this week to put the pipe back on is there a chance when the pipe came off it could damage something ,or do I put it on and run the engine out of gear at 3000 rpm to check all is ok
 
seastoke said:
So going back to the boat this week to put the pipe back on is there a chance when the pipe came off it could damage something ,or do I put it on and run the engine out of gear at 3000 rpm to check all is ok
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If you have a D6 you won’t be running it out of gear at 3000 rpm, only allowed half that.
 
seastoke said:
is that enough for the turbo to kick in
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No, I would just take out and run under full load to check all is ok, don’t see that running up on mooring will really confirm anything other than initial check to make sure there’s no leak.
 
+1 do the clamps up reasonably tight (don't go mad) start it and check no exhaust gas leaks smoking out, take it for a blast, job done
 
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