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Chris Craft XK 22 Chevy 350

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Chris Craft XK 22 Chevy 350

Post by dave tuttle » Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:50 pm

Hello - Upon five (5) minutes after initial start up It looks like steam coming from starboard side exhaust. (Actually quite a bit of what appears to be steam is visible.) Engine temperature reads around 185 - 200 F. It appears ample water is flowing from both exhaust.
Any thoughts what could be the root cause of this dilemma? Otherwise this is a strong running engine with approximately 150 hours since a complete rebuild.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Re: Chris Craft XK 22 Chevy 350

Post by jim g » Fri Jul 20, 2018 6:33 am

You probably have old broken off impeller fingers or rust partially blocking the flow somewhere.

Which model engine do you have?

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Re: Chris Craft XK 22 Chevy 350

Post by dave tuttle » Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:04 pm

Thanks Jim. Given this is a replacement 350 chevy engine i am not certain of the model. However i am planning to replace the impeller.....hopefully next weekend and will advise if problem has been corrected. thanks, dave

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Re: Chris Craft XK 22 Chevy 350

Post by jim g » Sun Jul 22, 2018 9:24 pm

Is it a flywheel forward engine or flywheel aft?

Can you post a picture?

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Re: Chris Craft XK 22 Chevy 350

Post by dave tuttle » Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:37 pm

Jim: The flywheel is forward. i will have a photo next week.

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