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Another maintenance win for the good guys. Once again, an engine room bilge inspection catches a little problem before it became a big one.
We noticed a small amount of black exhaust carbon build-up around the exhaust manifold and valve cover of the Safe/Sea Salvor's starboard engine. Besides making a huge mess, airborne carbon can make its way to the air intake filter and choke the motor, or worse, it can make it past the filter and contaminate the fuel and oil, causing premature engine breakdown.
At right, John from Mack Boring is effecting the repair. I didn't feel confident with doing this job myself, as the torque specs and proper line up of the exhaust port gaskets are critical.
Judging by the picture below, we are pretty sure the alignment of the gaskets from the factory was the cause of the leak. Top gasket, bad. Bottom Gasket, good.
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