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I'm not sure of the name of the part, but I have a water leak from I believe is the fiberglass exhaust muffler (or is it called a exhaust raiser? exhaust manifold?). It is the ~6" tubular piece at the back of the engine that is made of fiberglass. It's the PCM Excalibur 330 engine.
When I had the boat winterized last fall, the mechanic neglected to reattach the cooling hose by the strainer. We ran the boat on the water for 5-7 minutes (mostly idling) without the hose attached before we realized the problem (and then were towed back to the dock). During this time the engine got quite hot (225?), but I don't think it got to the point where any of the buzzers sounded or otherwise reached extreme overheating.
My problem is that now I have a leak in the fiberglass exhaust tube. How likely is this a result of the high temperature? The reason I ask is that I have to determine whether this is a random failure (where I would likely have to foot the bill) or whether this is directly related to the high heat (where the mechanic would need to foot the bill). Also, how would I prove that the high heat is the cause of the problem?
After having the impeller replaced, I have run the boat for the past two weekends and other than bilging a ton of water (near constantly), have not had any other problems. Are there other long-term effects that I should also be looking for?
Thanks!
When I had the boat winterized last fall, the mechanic neglected to reattach the cooling hose by the strainer. We ran the boat on the water for 5-7 minutes (mostly idling) without the hose attached before we realized the problem (and then were towed back to the dock). During this time the engine got quite hot (225?), but I don't think it got to the point where any of the buzzers sounded or otherwise reached extreme overheating.
My problem is that now I have a leak in the fiberglass exhaust tube. How likely is this a result of the high temperature? The reason I ask is that I have to determine whether this is a random failure (where I would likely have to foot the bill) or whether this is directly related to the high heat (where the mechanic would need to foot the bill). Also, how would I prove that the high heat is the cause of the problem?
After having the impeller replaced, I have run the boat for the past two weekends and other than bilging a ton of water (near constantly), have not had any other problems. Are there other long-term effects that I should also be looking for?
Thanks!
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