Today we got all the parts needed and we are ready to head south at last. We have been running hotter than normal for at least a year and have not been able to figure out why. Finally things advance that we had to really start tearing into the cooling system and found that the intercooler had clogged to a point that the water flow had decreased and now the exhaust hose colapsed and we over heated even at 2000 rpms. We boiled out the intercooler with acid and then we replaced the exhaust hose with fiberglass pipe and silicone rubber flex joints and while we were at it we totally replaced the raw water pump so we know that we are getting al the flow we should. Lois and I ran up river today and ran at 2500 and did not overheat and we checked the exhaust hose with point and shoot temp probe and only got 129 deg f. This should be where it should be.
We hope to do about 80 miles tomorrow. The time lost at the locks will be the determining factor. Will blog again in a day or two.
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Glad to hear that everything is fixed and that you are on your way again!
Love, Betty and Harry
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