Wet exhaust concern - Cummins

[5teve]

Hi Guys

Just want your opinion on the photo found here https://goo.gl/photos/fcDGPmSXPyCKiRE9A

The current owner has redone the exhausts and the port side exhaust just doesnt look right to me. the riser is pointing down at a good angle - the problem is that the fibreglass elbow then bottoms out at its bend and then rises again to the muffler. the entry point to the muffler is below the level of the turbo so there is fall there.. i just feel that the elbow is going to have water just sitting there making the turbo all nice and damp, rather than draining off into the muffler.

The starboard side is much shorter and the fibreglass pipe is pretty much level after the riser as can kind of be seen here. https://goo.gl/photos/KP8bkj7stTZ3FN829

What is your opinion?

Still a lot of work to be done on this boat especially fixing up some areas of fibreglass... but still debating it as its now far more affordable than it was.

Thanks

Steve

 

[ARE]

Yes you are correct, the wet system should drain into the muffler from the injection elbow.

 

[Plum]

Hi Guys

Just want your opinion on the photo found here https://goo.gl/photos/fcDGPmSXPyCKiRE9A

The current owner has redone the exhausts and the port side exhaust just doesnt look right to me. the riser is pointing down at a good angle - the problem is that the fibreglass elbow then bottoms out at its bend and then rises again to the muffler. the entry point to the muffler is below the level of the turbo so there is fall there.. i just feel that the elbow is going to have water just sitting there making the turbo all nice and damp, rather than draining off into the muffler.

The starboard side is much shorter and the fibreglass pipe is pretty much level after the riser as can kind of be seen here. https://goo.gl/photos/KP8bkj7stTZ3FN829

What is your opinion?

Still a lot of work to be done on this boat especially fixing up some areas of fibreglass... but still debating it as its now far more affordable than it was.

Thanks

Steve

Although you are right it would be better to have the exhaust all downhill to the water trap (assuming the red warertrap is of adequate volume), i dont see that a small quantity of water laying in the pipe after stopping the engine is a problem regarding being near to the turbo, it will be not much different to having water sitting in the bottom of the watertraps just downstream.

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