I am wondering if maybe the belt on the water pump was too loose and maybe wasn't turning the pump, causing the engine to overheat and the pressure built up in the overflow and exploded the cap off? I have no idea. What could it be? I motored 5 days ago without any problems. I installed a brand new mixing elbow a month ago - so that's not the problem. I made sure that they water pump belt was tightened appropriately.Ģ. The Coolant overflow tank cap had blown off and the overflow tank was over full (above the "FULL" mark).ġ. I brought her back into the slip immediately and here's what I observed: Yesterday the exhaust stopped producing water and the WC Alarm sounded within minutes of starting the engine before I even got out of the marina. I have my first diesel - a yanmar 2GM20F.
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