[Alberg30] exhaust, A4 questions

[Lincoln Finkenberg]

If you replace the exhaust I think you want to cool it as soon as possible
after the exhaust leaves the manifold - there's nothing quite as good as
asbestos in this respect. You'll attach an elbow to the manifold go up about
8-12" - or as high as you can - then attach another elbow to stop heading up
and start heading aft then immediately attach another elbow to head back
down - at the last elbow you'll have the water hit the exhaust - whereupon
the water will run down to as low and as far back as you can reasonably
place the container that will collect the water - and also trap it from
coming back - on its way out the back of the boat. Fortunately this was done
when the engine was out - and by the marina - but this is how I understand
it to work.
Linc - Gypsy 138

Message: 5
From: "Matthew Hay" <haymatthew_ at hotmail.com>
To: public-list at alberg30.org
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2002 14:03:25 -0400
Subject: [Alberg30] exhaust, A4 questions.
Reply-To: public-list at alberg30.org

Thank you for your reply's.  I do not have a bronze standpipe exhaust.  I
have a small cylindrical horizontally mounted muffler, attached to the
forward bulkhead inside the lazzerette, just below knee height if you were
standing in the cockpit.  It has asbestos rapped piping which comes strait
out of the manifold the length of the cockpit and into the port side of the
lazzerette were there is a very deep elbow, a little more strait pipe, the
(rusty) muffler, and then out the starbord side.  If the problem does turn
out to be the exhaust. Can I install the water-lift in the lazzerette were
the elbow is currently?  And taking asbestos precautions replace all of the
old pipe with Reinforced hose from the manifold flange?  Also, does the
alternator's "negative ground" wire, plug into the preexisting ground on the
A4, that has a female connector and runs along the top of the engine from
the flywheel to the top of the water pump.?  When I got the boat (two months
ago) it was not plugged into the alternator.  Finally, is it correct for the
main out of the alternator to run directly to the amp meter in the engine
control panel in the cockpit, then to the shore power converter, and then
the battery via porters?  So if my amp meter or converter is bad (or has
corroded connections) then I will not be charging my batteries?
Thank you very much
Matt "Winsome"

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