Condensation on oil breathers...why???
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Condensation on oil breathers...why???
I have newly rebuilt 502's. While running on the hose see vapor out of breathers and some condensation. No milk in oil but have only run them for a short time. Have Gil exhaust with long wet exhaust low rise. I am in Hawaii so the water to air diff is not great. If I am getting reversion is it possible to see condensation before milky oil? Any ideas.
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Also can any one suggest a shop who can modify these risers? Lengthen them to almost dry, don't think I want to be that loud.
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Also can any one suggest a shop who can modify these risers? Lengthen them to almost dry, don't think I want to be that loud.
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The best way to check for reversion is to pull off a riser after you have been running the boat in the water for a while and brought the oil up to temp. Imidiately after a long idle time, pull one off and look for water droplets along the bottom of the riser.
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If you are running on the hose, the boat could easily be sitting at a different angle also. If the stern is sitting higher, it will change the angle of the risers and may possibly allow some reversion. Most likely, its just some condensation on the breathers though.
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Was it (teeny tiny drops) tightly grouped in a concentrated area? If so that sounds like condensation. It can happen in areas of the riser that the water gets blasted past in the riser jacket and generally is nothing to worry about as it will change with increased throttle and water pressure.
Reversion would be big drops of water and usually a wet trail along the bottom of the riser up to the elbow.