[Public-List] Running Engine Drydocked

[Gordon Laco]

The safest way is to lay the cooling water intake hose in a bucket.

It is dangerous to connect a hose as the water pressure will likely flood
the system leading to water becoming forced into the cylinders...which will
result in a broken engine head.

Gord #426 SURPRISE


On 8/19/08 12:32 PM, "JOHN GRAVES" <jg1111 at msn.com> wrote:

> 
> Could someone tell me what the best way to rig an engine up so it can be
> cranked up periodically while drydocked? I have the boat in my backyard now
> and would like to be able to crank it up when I want. I was thinking that
> there should be an easy way to hook up a garden hose to the engine intake
> using some kind of adaptor. Has anyone done this and what did you use for the
> adaptor? The boat has a Perkins M30 Diesel engine.
> Thanks,
> John (Trelawney #15)
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