Wasps in Exhaust
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Wasps in Exhaust
How would y'all go about getting rid of a wasp nest in the exhaust of your diesel?
Tony
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If the exhaust is mostly blocked, I would be very hesitant to run the engine at all: If the raw water seacock is open and you are pumping water you will quickly fill up your wet muffler and exhasut, and upon shutting the engine down you risk backfilling the cylinders thru the exhaust manifold.
On the other hand, a quick start and full throttle might blow them right out. An interesting question for sure....
On the other hand, a quick start and full throttle might blow them right out. An interesting question for sure....
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Well, if you can see the nest... Is the nest active? If so, I might try shooting it with wasp-killer, then pulling as much out as you can with a tool. I think if you can get most of it out, then you could probably run the engine and blow the rest of it out with the exhaust.
Any other opinions on this one?
Any other opinions on this one?
Nathan
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Next question: have you closed on this boat yet? If not, you could insist the broker and seller take care of it...
What is the configuration of the exhaust? Hose? How about removing the entire length of hose to clean it out (or to simply throw away and replace)? Probably a pain, but sometimes it's the only way. Given what you've said so far, that would probably be the safest bet. But I'd spray the Raid in there first to kill whatever you can, for your own safety during removal.
What is the configuration of the exhaust? Hose? How about removing the entire length of hose to clean it out (or to simply throw away and replace)? Probably a pain, but sometimes it's the only way. Given what you've said so far, that would probably be the safest bet. But I'd spray the Raid in there first to kill whatever you can, for your own safety during removal.
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And now....the results!
Just to tie up loose ends... :-)
We closed on the boat yesterday, it is currently 37 degrees outside, the engine is pretty much toast and I started prepping it for removal two days ago. My reciprocating saw made short work of the exhaust hose.
Case Closed!
We closed on the boat yesterday, it is currently 37 degrees outside, the engine is pretty much toast and I started prepping it for removal two days ago. My reciprocating saw made short work of the exhaust hose.
Case Closed!
Tony