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Salt residue QSC
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October 1, 2019 at 5:05 pm QSC 490 2007 3000 hrs A year after spine surgery I’m again able to crawl around in the engine space. This is what I found, a dry bit of salt on the pan lip. No moisture except for a bit of lube oil. This is not normal as I’m pretty diligent checking things out, leaks etc. Normally I’d wash it down and touch up the paint so this happened recently I suspect. Plan is to clean it up and keep an eye on it for a while. Any thoug…
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1 ReplyOctober 2, 2019 at 12:31 pm Any seawater carrying hose over head that can drip? Any seawater pressurized hoses nearby that could spray when the engine is running? Any overhead deck leaks? Have you checked ALL clamps especially on the pressurized hose connections but all hoses. All hoses take a set over time and unless the clamps are checked for snugness those hoses may start to weep.leak at the connections. Or it may take getting down there while the engine is operat…Last Post by:
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So, where does the spent zinc material go?
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7 years ago January 17, 2017 at 10:50 pm I recently replaced each of the zincs in QSB’s in both engines.Ā Ā They really were not all that bad, but since they are not all that expensive I figure to just replace them when I pulled them.Ā None of them were broken off, but had that “buttery” look that they get. My question is what happens to the material that sluffs off the zinc pencils?Ā Ā Does the material collect somewhere in the RW circuit?Ā Does it just dissolve, small …
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6 RepliesFebruary 13, 2017 at 11:50 pm Thanks for all of the feedback and pictures!Last Post by:
posted: 7 years ago
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Salt residue QSC
