Hi All,
I'm afraid I'm still plagued with an annoying antifreeze leak. I have a Universal M35A which is about 8 or 9 years old (1200 hrs). I have this leak which seems to appear on the starboard side of the engine & I can't for the life of me figure out where it's coming from. I've replaced every hose on the engine now, checked the block drain plug, replaced the thermostat & it's gasket as well as the thermostat bleed fitting. What I find really strange is that I can motor for one and a half hours & see no leak. Then if I check the next morning, there can be almost 1/4 cup of fluid sitting there. I've felt all around & can't feel anything with antifreeze on it. I've wrapped toilet paper around all my hoses & fittings & motored for an hour - everything stays dry.
I've removed my heat exchanger, cleaned it & made new rubber gaskets for the ends, replaced the HE zinc fitting. I'm starting to think frost plugs but I'm not sure if these engines have them???
Any ideas of where to look next would be most helpful.
Many thanks,
Steve Gabbott
E35/3 Silent Dancer
Vancouver
I'm afraid I'm still plagued with an annoying antifreeze leak. I have a Universal M35A which is about 8 or 9 years old (1200 hrs). I have this leak which seems to appear on the starboard side of the engine & I can't for the life of me figure out where it's coming from. I've replaced every hose on the engine now, checked the block drain plug, replaced the thermostat & it's gasket as well as the thermostat bleed fitting. What I find really strange is that I can motor for one and a half hours & see no leak. Then if I check the next morning, there can be almost 1/4 cup of fluid sitting there. I've felt all around & can't feel anything with antifreeze on it. I've wrapped toilet paper around all my hoses & fittings & motored for an hour - everything stays dry.
I've removed my heat exchanger, cleaned it & made new rubber gaskets for the ends, replaced the HE zinc fitting. I'm starting to think frost plugs but I'm not sure if these engines have them???
Any ideas of where to look next would be most helpful.
Many thanks,
Steve Gabbott
E35/3 Silent Dancer
Vancouver