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Old 01-18-2013, 11:55 AM
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Whippet, as Neil & Edward pointed out there are many possibilities. I did not travel down that path as you made no mention of any rough running prior to the incursion, perhaps I should of inquired. If it was indeed rough running before you saw the incursion that would be an indicator of it gioing through the cylinders while running. A quick compression check may detect the head gasket possibility and preassure checking the manifold in place is relatively easy. Sounds like you have the winter to deal with and time is on your side to do the checks.

Neil, I had the drain set up on mine however the 1/4 inch line did eventually plug up and that was in Cat Harbor a long time ago. Went to start and the starter just grunted. The engine was completely full and water was dripping out of the carb. I had been sitting for 3 days and less than an hour later I was motoring out of the bay. I also did not like hearing the constant gurgling while in the cockpit as that was where mine drained.

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