tomschauer wrote:Source of the post From the picture it looks like at least half of your raw water passes are clogged. I am not sure what water you boat in, but it seems a good long flush with barnacle buster or something similar would clean this up for less $$ and time than replacing all the exchangers.
This picture was after Ridlyming the system. Ridlyming helped some. Before I Rid Lymed it I checked the water flow from the oil cooler, then from the transmission cooler (which looked worse than it does in the picture), then out of the exchanger to both risers. The port flow out of the exchanger to the riser was much slower than the starboard flow to the riser. So, the major issue is the exchangers. I could take them off, get them boiled, tested, and put back on. But, I bought two new exchangers for $675 a piece from Mr. Cool and will replace them after The 4th of July. Again, the engines are 13 years old and the exchangers may be ok, but I look at it as a maintenance item that I can do. I do plan to pull the transmission cooler first. I already have the replacement. Just have to find the time to do that. It is just in a tough place for an old guy to get to!