Re: Why do I have saltwater coming out at mani gasket @ engine?! All new stuff!
Re: Why do I have saltwater coming out at mani gasket @ engine?! All new stuff!
UPDATE:
I hauled the Scarab out of the boatel/marina that did the work. They were not happy when I told them I was coming to get the boat and to not touch another thing. One side of the exhaust was off. I had to gather the bolts and other pieces.
I talked to a friend who is a high performance marine/car engine builder and he told me to get the boat to him ASAP. He is so far out of the way that I can't deal with him for routine stuff, but this was worth the haul. I drove five hours round trip and got the boat there to him and got my first chance to really crawl through it with him. This guy is very well respected/experienced.
First of all, there is salt at the mani/riser joints (yes, exhaust is all new stuff and work!). Clearly leakage. I took pics. He is taking pics during the tear down.
The joints were put together with wet gaskets/sealant , not the dry gaskets.
There is enough evidence that the manis/risers were done wrong that I am going to pile up the evidence and see if the marina is willing to work with me, and I will involve the NJ Dept of Consumer Affairs. If they are unwilling, I have already mapped out the procedures for filing a suit, and have been in contact with a surveyor do review and backup what the engine builder is seeing and saying, too.
Inside, the engine is hurting and screaming rebuild. I will have a real leakdown test and full diagnostics done, but right now the marina appears to have botched the mani/riser job, which has caused considerable damage to the 502.
I have maintenance records galore, and some pretty darn good details around the problem and how we got here pointing to shoddy work by the marina merc techs.
I will keep you updated. It is very sad that I took the necessary steps (the kind recommended around here) to prevent water intrusion by getting a fresh exhaust (manis/risers/etc), only to get burned. I did the right thing, and the marina and merc techs failed me miserably. I could not work on the boat and be on top of things because she is two hours from my home, but a consumer should be able to get basic stuff like this done right.
Wow... it'd be one thing if she was neglected, but I got burned doing the right thing.
