Water in the oil..

[patrolman808]

What should I do? I ran the boat today (2nd time out with this engine) and got home and the oil was full pan of water :(. I was trying to set my pressure with my relief valve..guess something went wrong b/c I wasn't showing much pressure at all on my gauge on my intake manifold. Could it have been getting too much through the headers? I'm just using the Bassett T-valve going to them. They were beginning to fog around 1700-1800 RPM. I could see water dripping out of the header flanges when the water was flowing to them.

[vee-driven]

the last full pan of water i had was a split cylinder wall.

[sleekcrafter]

Pressure test your block to about 15 lbs or so, this should isolate the problem if its in the motor, or if it's from reversion. You might consider a water pressure regulator, to keep the pressure nice and low.

[patrolman808]

I've got a pressure regulator on it..my gauge on the intake was barely reading anything.

[smokinjoe]

how is everything plumbed in ?

[patrolman808]

Water comes in to a 1/2" NPT 4-way T block. On the right side is a water hose valve, on the left is my Bassett T valve. On the front going towards the motor I have the pressure relief valve T'd into the engine feed. After that it splits and goes to each side of the engine.

[oldbuck40]

Water comes in to a 1/2" NPT 4-way T block. On the right side is a water hose valve, on the left is my Bassett T valve. On the front going towards the motor I have the pressure relief valve T'd into the engine feed. After that it splits and goes to each side of the engine.uhhhhh Bassett T running right off the 4 way is whats causing the water in the pan! thats too much pressure right off the pump! get a regulator or pressure relief valve installed then see what ya got!

[smokinjoe]

should have water coming into the pressure valve then out into a tee. from there into the motor then out into a tee with one side feeding the headers and the otherside going overboard

[patrolman808]

Hmm. I figured that even though the relief valve was after the Bassett T that the pressure would still be reduced at the block. I'm running the headers dry from now on and will have them coated this winter. I'm running -10 hoses in and out so I figured the pressure wouldn't be that high with no restrictions in or out of the motor.

[patrolman808]

http://ccspage.lenzus.com/content/71703406/r/s_40851379.jpg
I capped off the Bassett T and am just gonna run them dry. I pressured up the engine and couldn't find any leaks, so I assume that it came from the headers. Pulled the intake and it's nasty in there now.

[smokinjoe]

if you reun them dry and they have baffles in them they will turn blue very fast and you wont have to bother with coating them it will be too late. if you want to keep them looking as best you can you better remove the baffles too.

[patrolman808]

No baffles in mine.

[oldbuck40]

http://ccspage.lenzus.com/content/71703406/r/s_40851379.jpg
I capped off the Bassett T and am just gonna run them dry. I pressured up the engine and couldn't find any leaks, so I assume that it came from the headers. Pulled the intake and it's nasty in there now.
ok now i can see! take everything loose from the 4 way block except the pressure relief valve and turn the block and valve 180 degrees and hook it back up. this way the water right off the pump will be regulated better and everything else will be ok!