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BobCT wrote:Tom - check the "U" cooler hoses that run back to the oil filter housing. I changed mine over the winter and they were hard as a rock. It could be the cooler itself but they normally don't have external failures and it would be easy to see.
The hoses are pretty hidden (more so on the port side) and might be ok until the pressure builds up.
Bob
COULD BE A COMBINATION OF
PRESSURE + HEAT
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1983 10 Meter SOLD after 21 years of adventures
Yanmar diesels
Solid Glass Hull
Woodless Stringers
Full Hull Liner
Survived Andrew Cat 5,Eye of Charley Cat 4, & Irma Cat 2
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BobCT wrote:Tom - check the "U" cooler hoses that run back to the oil filter housing....
Glad you brought this up Bob. The path those hoses take is close to the belt. There are a couple of clamps that keep them against the block so they don't get cut by the belt. I've seen the clamps break off and have the lines leak from the belt rubbing on them. In every case though, the leaks were evident right away even when cold. Still, something for Crusader owners to monitor.
She was a 1969 36 ft wooden beauty with big blue 440s that we'll miss forever.
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