Seamanship Question #5
 

Your temp gauge is fluxuating.

What is the most likely cause? [1 pt]

Seamanship Question #5
 

Bart Senior wrote:
Your temp gauge is fluxuating.

What is the most likely cause? [1 pt]

You're on a mac and running the friggin' engine instead of sailing?

Jeff

Seamanship Question #5
 

You're passing over an eddy of the Gulf Stream?

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
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Your temp gauge is fluxuating.

What is the most likely cause? [1 pt]

Seamanship Question #5
 

Right, and the south won the civil war.

1 lash for you.

Jefferson Davis wrote

Bart Senior wrote:
Your temp gauge is fluxuating.

What is the most likely cause? [1 pt]

You're on a mac and running the friggin' engine instead of sailing?

Jeff

Seamanship Question #5
 

Do you mean fluctuating? If so, then you might have a clog
in the intake or the impeller might need to be replaced.

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"Bart Senior" wrote in message
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Your temp gauge is fluxuating.

What is the most likely cause? [1 pt]

Seamanship Question #5
 

I'll give myself a lash for misspelling it.

Oops I meant flatulence. What is the most likely cause?

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Seriously, I meant "fluc·tu·at·ing" as in "to vary irregularly".

Specifically, if your "engine" temperature gauge is fluctuating,
what is the most likely cause? [1 pt]



Jeff Morris wrote

You're passing over an eddy of the Gulf Stream?

Seamanship Question #5
 

Well right away there are a lot more pressing issues.... like what the hell
is your engine even on for???

Look it's a friggin' "Auxiliary".... my 'gauge is a light and horn!

........ other than that I'd shut down and check the raw water intake. Then
work my way back to the intake filter, hose connections and impeller. The
oil could cause that but it should be checked prior to daily start up. Belts
etc would follow..... but generally your alarm should sound prior to a
fluctuating gauge.

CM


"Bart Senior" wrote in message
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| Your temp gauge is fluxuating.
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| What is the most likely cause? [1 pt]
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Seamanship Question #5
 

Oh! The ENGINE temperature!

Even if there is a cooling problem, the engine provides a significant buffer, so
if the fluctuation is fast, as in you actually see the needle move, its probably
a loose connection on the sensor, or some other such fault.

If its a small engine with a large alternator it could be a slipping belt. I've
never seen a case where the coolant flow went up and down repeatedly but I
suppose it could happen. Can a thermostat fail in this mode?





"Bart Senior" wrote in message
et...
I'll give myself a lash for misspelling it.

Oops I meant flatulence. What is the most likely cause?

***************************
Seriously, I meant "fluc·tu·at·ing" as in "to vary irregularly".

Specifically, if your "engine" temperature gauge is fluctuating,
what is the most likely cause? [1 pt]



Jeff Morris wrote

You're passing over an eddy of the Gulf Stream?

Seamanship Question #5
 

Good Grief Jeff...... if you have a coolant problem you'd check the belts???
Wouldn't you tend to believe the sensor and simply verify the coolant flow
prior to questioning your instruments?

CM

"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
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| Oh! The ENGINE temperature!
|
| Even if there is a cooling problem, the engine provides a significant
buffer, so
| if the fluctuation is fast, as in you actually see the needle move, its
probably
| a loose connection on the sensor, or some other such fault.
|
| If its a small engine with a large alternator it could be a slipping belt.
I've
| never seen a case where the coolant flow went up and down repeatedly but I
| suppose it could happen. Can a thermostat fail in this mode?

Seamanship Question #5
 

Hey... I got there first!

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
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Well right away there are a lot more pressing issues.... like what the
hell
is your engine even on for???

Look it's a friggin' "Auxiliary".... my 'gauge is a light and horn!

....... other than that I'd shut down and check the raw water intake.
Then
work my way back to the intake filter, hose connections and impeller. The
oil could cause that but it should be checked prior to daily start up.
Belts
etc would follow..... but generally your alarm should sound prior to a
fluctuating gauge.

CM


"Bart Senior" wrote in message
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| Your temp gauge is fluxuating.
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| What is the most likely cause? [1 pt]
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