2007, Engine, Mainsheet, Repair/Replace/Maintain, Water

Siphon Breaks and Engine Failures

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Siphon Breaks and Engine Failures Gordon Croudace May, 2007 Hull #: , C380 #18 The head on my C380's Westerbeke engine recently underwent a costly overhaul as a consequence of seawater entering the engine exhaust manifold. It was determined that the siphon break [aka “anti-siphon valve”] had seized shut, allowing seawater to flood the engine exhaust manifold after engine shut-down.…

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