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Seawater Engine Cooling Systems Small to medium engines (5-500 horsepower) Small to medium engine raw water cooling system cleaning instructions. What product do I use? • For ALL seawater application Barnacle Buster™ is the only choice for safe, fast, and consistent results. • Also available in a concentrated form, one gallon of Buster Concentrate™ makes five gallons of Barnacle Buster™ How much Barnacle Buster™ do I need? • First, measure the lengths and diameters of all hoses and piping associated with the raw water cooling system. • Next, cross reference them with the pipe gallonage chart (see separate sheet). • Finally, add up all your finding. Remember to add enough for your flushing equipment. As a guide, the adjacent chart reflects the most common requirements as related to horsepower. Gallons of Barnacle Buster™ Cleaning Options: There are two methods to choose from when cleaning your seawater system. u IMMERSION: This is the simplest method of cleaning but also the longest. It involves filling the entire system and allowing it to work overu night. OPEN-LOOP RECIRCULATION: This is the quickest and most preferred method. It requires recirculation of the product and the aid of a flushing system. TRAC recommends open-loop flushing for systems with large amounts of growth . When do I to use Barnacle Buster™ ? • As a general rule of thumb, flushing your engine once a year is a good preventative maintenance measure. This is especially important on engines with flexible rubber impellers. Marine growth is the most common cause of impeller failure! • Monitoring your engines temperature is crucial. A consistent temperature increase of 5-10 degrees could mean a problem is starting to form within your cooling system. Flushing before the problem gets worse could save you a world of headaches! • On most engines, seawater discharged from the engine is used to cool the exhaust gases exiting the engine. If this water flow is reduced, steam (or white smoke) will begin to exit from the exhaust. One reason for this may be a clogged heat exchanger or after cooler. Flushing the engine may prove to be an inexpensive troubleshooting technique for a boat owner. • If all else fails and your engine does overheat, keeping Barnacle Buster™ onboard could save both your pride and money by avoiding a tow back to the marina. Page 1 Dealer/Distributor Label TRAC Ecological 3402 SW 26th Terrace B-11 Dania, FL 33312 USA 001.954.987.2722 Voice ~ 001.954.583.4922 Voice 001.954.583.4933 Fax www.TRAC-online.com ~ Info@TRAC-online.com

Seawater Engine Cooling Systems Small to medium engines (5-500 horsepower) Small to medium engine raw water cooling system cleaning instructions. Recovery Open Loop Recirculation method: Make Certain to secure the engine by removing the key, disconnecting the battery and CLOSING ALL SEA VALVES. • First, find the best locations to inject and recover your Barnacle Buster solution. One of the biggest advantages of using any of TRAC’s products is the ability to not only include the engine and heat exchanger, but all the adjoining pipe and hose work as well. With this in mind try to choose an...

Seawater Engine Cooling Systems Small to medium engines (5-500 horsepower) Small to medium engine raw water cooling system cleaning instructions. Immersion Cleaning Instructions • First, run your engine and bring it up to temperature. • Disable engine by turning off the battery switch and closing the sea valve. • Making certain the sea valve is closed, remove the suction hose attached to the valve and place it in a bucket filled with Barnacle Buster™. • Next, start the engine and wait until you see Barnacle Buster™ coming out of the overboard discharge. • Now, secure the engine and allow...