Just taken over maintaining the family boat & trying to get it running well again. Now that all cylinders are firing well, I'm on to cooling. Two issues and questions:
1) Running on rabbit ears, the right cylinder bank got very hot quickly, but left stayed cool to touch. I've verified are all running, so it sounds like a cooling issue. As I don't believe the thermostats or impellor have every been replaced I'm going to do both. But before I do that, can anyone confirm that running on rabbit ears at idle I shouldn't be seeing a significant difference in temp between the two cylinder banks? Tell tale is strong, but hardly warmer than the incoming water.
2)I noticed a small amount of water leak from around the bottom 2 or bolts on the right side of exhaust manifold cover. Essentially a slow continuous drip. Is this likely more than just a bad gasket?
3) I know - I said two questions, but I'm going to sneak in a third. There is obviously fuel leaking from the right side of the carbs. The whole right side around the carbs is oily, but it's not obvious where it's coming from. It might be from the bowl gaskets, but if so, I'm not sure how it would work it's way up to the top throttle shaft and synchronization linkage which are wet with fuel/oil. Are there any common leaks I should be looking for?
Thanks
1) Running on rabbit ears, the right cylinder bank got very hot quickly, but left stayed cool to touch. I've verified are all running, so it sounds like a cooling issue. As I don't believe the thermostats or impellor have every been replaced I'm going to do both. But before I do that, can anyone confirm that running on rabbit ears at idle I shouldn't be seeing a significant difference in temp between the two cylinder banks? Tell tale is strong, but hardly warmer than the incoming water.
2)I noticed a small amount of water leak from around the bottom 2 or bolts on the right side of exhaust manifold cover. Essentially a slow continuous drip. Is this likely more than just a bad gasket?
3) I know - I said two questions, but I'm going to sneak in a third. There is obviously fuel leaking from the right side of the carbs. The whole right side around the carbs is oily, but it's not obvious where it's coming from. It might be from the bowl gaskets, but if so, I'm not sure how it would work it's way up to the top throttle shaft and synchronization linkage which are wet with fuel/oil. Are there any common leaks I should be looking for?
Thanks
