WadsworthSunsport22V
06-27-2011, 11:07 PM
I just spent a week on the water with my 2007 Sunsport 22 running awesome (5.7 L 340 hp). The last day on the water (to pull my boat out) my engine was not revving. I placed it back in neutral and disengaged the transmission and the engine reved fine. I put it back in gear and all was good for about two minutes when the engine went to protection mode, but without firing the check engine light.
I slowly made my way to the marina but with a serious problem. Water was coming into the boat at an alarming rate. Both bilges were pumping water, but they could not keep up. The water was above my ankles at the helm station and was very hot. Not scalding, but much hotter than any hot tub I have been in.
Through out my journey to the marina I was watching the oil pressure and water temperature. The oil pressure was normal but the water temperature seemed low. It was at 125 degrees (f). It usually is around 155 degrees (f).
Upon getting my boat onto the trailer I pulled the drain plug and hot water gushed out - for a long long time. I then looked closer at the engine and noticed that a hose on the starboard side had come off. This hose is on the top of the engine. There is a similar hose in the top of the engine on the port side. I am guessing these are the hoses for the raw water intake. It was also clear that water was spraying in the engine compartment.
The real bad news came from when I pulled the oil dipstick and saw it was milky looking. I am by no means an engine mechanic, but I am fairly certain milky looking oil can only happen with a crack in the engine block or a blown head gasket.
I have a couple of questions:
1. Is one hose for incoming water and one hose for outgoing water?
2. Is it possible to get water in the air intake and then mix with the engine oil?
3. Why would the check engine light not come on, but the engine go to protect mode?
4. Why was the engine temperature reading less than usually?
PS. Sorry about my typos. I am using my iPhone and it is hard to proof read.
I slowly made my way to the marina but with a serious problem. Water was coming into the boat at an alarming rate. Both bilges were pumping water, but they could not keep up. The water was above my ankles at the helm station and was very hot. Not scalding, but much hotter than any hot tub I have been in.
Through out my journey to the marina I was watching the oil pressure and water temperature. The oil pressure was normal but the water temperature seemed low. It was at 125 degrees (f). It usually is around 155 degrees (f).
Upon getting my boat onto the trailer I pulled the drain plug and hot water gushed out - for a long long time. I then looked closer at the engine and noticed that a hose on the starboard side had come off. This hose is on the top of the engine. There is a similar hose in the top of the engine on the port side. I am guessing these are the hoses for the raw water intake. It was also clear that water was spraying in the engine compartment.
The real bad news came from when I pulled the oil dipstick and saw it was milky looking. I am by no means an engine mechanic, but I am fairly certain milky looking oil can only happen with a crack in the engine block or a blown head gasket.
I have a couple of questions:
1. Is one hose for incoming water and one hose for outgoing water?
2. Is it possible to get water in the air intake and then mix with the engine oil?
3. Why would the check engine light not come on, but the engine go to protect mode?
4. Why was the engine temperature reading less than usually?
PS. Sorry about my typos. I am using my iPhone and it is hard to proof read.