heat exchanger pic

[ram]

Took an end cap off my heat exchanger Saturday and this is what I found. Cleaned the cap and end of the exchanger,runs cooler. What do you think the other end might look like?
I did the other engine 2 years ago. Had the core dipped the whole nine yards. This was just a quickie
job and it runs cooler than the one I had dipped.
Before I bought the boat it sat for 3 or 4 years with little use, I've had it 2.
Cleaning of the Oil coolers and transmission coolers are next. I'll take pics. 30 year old boat, I love it.

 

[Luckyducky]

Holly cow, what motors do you have.

 

[ram]

3208's turbo 355 hp. 2000 hrs

 

[Blaine Thorpe]

That looks like the right side or turn around end. The inlet side might be worse and plugged with impeller parts.

 

[ram]

looking at the front of the engine this was on the left side, where the zinc is.

 

[ram]

she would still run 18 knots all day and not overheat.

 

[Blaine Thorpe]

looking at the front of the engine this was on the left side, where the zinc is.

Don't you have zinc anodes on the inlet side as well?

 

[ram]

no just one end

 

[MikeP]

she would still run 18 knots all day and not overheat.

I'd check the temperature gauges!

 

[fissioneng]

Time for the OSPHO treatment and maybe not take everything apart! I did both motors last winter. Lots of gunk out of one, other was clean.

You sure have a bunch of broken off zincs. I watch mine very closely because of that.

 

[ram]

I did the other engine when I bought it 2 yrs ago, same number of broken off zincs. Took me 2 yrs to get to this one.i know the boat was used very little when I bought her, been owned by one owner for 17 years . In the middle of having starbord starter rebuilt. Got some work ahead but very Happy camper so far. Love my boat.