Re: Additional filter in raw water intake for the engine before the heat exchanger
Randall Walker
Joerg, Good point. There should be two flushing attachment points on the engine, one just after the water pump and one before the exhaust so you can run a flush, with a barnacle slash calcium cleaning solution there are many brands. I recently rigged up a system to do just this. It should be standard on all ocean boats. Randall A54#56 Gibraltar
It has been a surprise to me how much seaweed and other dirt accumulates in the heat exchanger for the gear box even though there is a strainer at the intake point. Amel recommends that the heat exchanger be cleaned out yearly and it‘s definitely necessary. I checked the manual for my Volvo D3-110 engine and it says the following on page 104:
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