Roland Rabien wrote:
What type of engine? Cavitation maybe?
6 cylinder Perkins diesel inboard.
Ouch, kinda sounds like it could be cavitation, it happened to my diesel
truck. It was running fine but loosing coolant and I couldn't find a leak.
Then it hydrolocked, coolant was leaking through the cylinder walls.
A few links to check out, must are about trucks, but I assume it could
happen to boats too:
http://www.freeautoadvice.com/diesel/cav.html
http://www.thedieselstop.com/content...ion%20Analysis
http://www.thedieselstop.com/content...on%20Diagnosis
All the above Chuck but also, suspect a leaky injector, they can drip
fuel, even more so if you had full tanks for your trip.
Please tell us the outcome of the post Perkum.
K