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I'm out of ideas if it's not Bill

hopefully this exhaust hose is the culprit. Delaminated and closing up when under pressure

Very true. Young couple in a boatyard I was in spent two years re fitting an Elizabethan 29 with a view to sailing to the Caribbean, only to lose a bit of drive and enthusiasm towards the end of the re fit, especially the Lady. She had her eye on a nice cottage in the village. Anyway they set...

Looks good value, and it's been re engined.

Has anyone suggested the good old centaur yet? I saw what looked quite a decent one for sale recently for 7k, recent beta engine and it looked ok below. Easy to sell on later I guess.

Hi Paul, no problems, I have lots of salt in there already😁, yes I did. The heat exchanger is coming off when it cools down, I have a spare one which the guys at the marina are going to pressure test? also I'm going to change the thermostat. The exhaust elbow is clear it's only a year old. If...

Bad news, problem came back today, so I guess it wasn't the head gasket.

Update. Changed the head gasket today, it looked ok, I was expecting to see a problem with it. put the engine back together this afternoon. Did the tappets which were fine, I was surprised how easy it was to turn the engine over slowly with a long torque wrench. I was expecting more resistance...

I was once that helpful person...I still feel the shame.

Head gasket?

Agree, done this a few times and it works. Also bad earth's around the boat doesn't help. When mine started cranking slow it turned out to be a bad connection on the 1-2-both switch

Should be a lot more fuel coming out. Take care as it's high pressure and can penetrate skin.

When my engine was playing up starting I took the 3 Glow plugs out, switched to heat and two were bright red and one wasn't. Problem solved

Try putting heat into the air intake, that usually works

I used a product called Grunt. Less of a faff than oxalic, but pricey but one stroke takes the yellow off

Did you see my post #8?

The do have a cold start procedure. If you don't follow it they will never star. I had the same engine 20 odd years ago but can't remember the procedure. Someone will come along soon who will know

Jezz at Pilkinton marine is the guy for these boxes. Give him a bell, he's friendly and approachable.

Agreed. I have taken a step back from tackling the engine myself. I have a diesel engineer taking a look tomorrow. I've decided I'm too old to be crawling around especially when I haven't a clue what I'm doing.

Thanks for the reply. Yes plenty of water coming through the strainer. Did you have any of the pulsating of the rubber end caps?