Has anyone had problems with the 1.25" Exhaust Crossover Hose on a VP 8.1L V8? Last service, the mechanic replaced the hoses with incorrectly spec'd hoses (they used radiator hoses)!
I didn't realise but the one on the starboard engine blew a hole in it and (apart from spraying salt water over the engine), once the engine was switched off it would not start again and engine was making weird sounds which I can only describe as "compression leak". I tried a few things before realising that the exhaust Crossover/Equaliser Hose had blown a big hole in it. I replaced the hose with a correctly spec'd Exhaust Hose and all fixed! (just had to clean-up and treat all the salt water sprayed everywhere).
I meant to replace the hose on the port engine but didn't get around to it. This week, the port engine started playing up and the fuel pump was making loud noises. Thinking I had a bad fuel pump I replaced it. After fitting the new pump, the engine would start but then eventually stall. I thought I'd done something wrong with the fuel pump replacement, but then I realised it was making similar "compression leak" type noise that the Starboard Engine had been making when it had a faulty Exhaust Crossover Hose. Checked the Exhaust Crossover Hose on the Port Engine (which I should have replaced when i did the other one) and it has a small hole in it. I'm about to replace it hoping that this is what's causing the engine to stall.
Question to the group. Would you expect a faulty Exhaust Crossover Hose to have such a significant effect? What is the Crossover for anyway?
I didn't realise but the one on the starboard engine blew a hole in it and (apart from spraying salt water over the engine), once the engine was switched off it would not start again and engine was making weird sounds which I can only describe as "compression leak". I tried a few things before realising that the exhaust Crossover/Equaliser Hose had blown a big hole in it. I replaced the hose with a correctly spec'd Exhaust Hose and all fixed! (just had to clean-up and treat all the salt water sprayed everywhere).
I meant to replace the hose on the port engine but didn't get around to it. This week, the port engine started playing up and the fuel pump was making loud noises. Thinking I had a bad fuel pump I replaced it. After fitting the new pump, the engine would start but then eventually stall. I thought I'd done something wrong with the fuel pump replacement, but then I realised it was making similar "compression leak" type noise that the Starboard Engine had been making when it had a faulty Exhaust Crossover Hose. Checked the Exhaust Crossover Hose on the Port Engine (which I should have replaced when i did the other one) and it has a small hole in it. I'm about to replace it hoping that this is what's causing the engine to stall.
Question to the group. Would you expect a faulty Exhaust Crossover Hose to have such a significant effect? What is the Crossover for anyway?
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