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Bleeding a diesel engine
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Gogarty wrote: Now, why can't boat diesel engines be set up like that? I live in terror of the boat engine sucking air becaise it will stop and bleeding the system in a seaway or even at the dock is an exercize in contortion and I don't pretzileize so well anymore. Simplicity, probably. Personally, I can prime our Yanmar in a few minutes now. It all came together when I realized the pumping happened when the lever was released, which is counter-intuitive. Of course, we're blessed by a designer who arranged the engine room so I need only open one of the doors. See http://members.dca.net/jerelull/Xan-ER.html and drool over our access. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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Bleeding a diesel engine
Buy a Westerbeke, they are self bleeding and work great when you run all the
fuel out of the port wing. Ooops, hey honey would you change too the aft tank? Thanks honey, click click click, rumble rumble. "Jere Lull" wrote in message ... In article , Gogarty wrote: Now, why can't boat diesel engines be set up like that? I live in terror of the boat engine sucking air becaise it will stop and bleeding the system in a seaway or even at the dock is an exercize in contortion and I don't pretzileize so well anymore. Simplicity, probably. Personally, I can prime our Yanmar in a few minutes now. It all came together when I realized the pumping happened when the lever was released, which is counter-intuitive. Of course, we're blessed by a designer who arranged the engine room so I need only open one of the doors. See http://members.dca.net/jerelull/Xan-ER.html and drool over our access. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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Bleeding a diesel engine
Bryan wrote: Buy a Westerbeke, they are self bleeding and work great when you run all the fuel out of the port wing. Ooops, hey honey would you change too the aft tank? Thanks honey, click click click, rumble rumble. "Jere Lull" wrote in message ... In article , Gogarty wrote: Now, why can't boat diesel engines be set up like that? I live in terror of the boat engine sucking air becaise it will stop and bleeding the system in a seaway or even at the dock is an exercize in contortion and I don't pretzileize so well anymore. Simplicity, probably. Personally, I can prime our Yanmar in a few minutes now. It all came together when I realized the pumping happened when the lever was released, which is counter-intuitive. Of course, we're blessed by a designer who arranged the engine room so I need only open one of the doors. See http://members.dca.net/jerelull/Xan-ER.html and drool over our access. -- I actually had this happen to me with my Yanmar 2GM because my fuel guage does not work in spite of numerous fixes. Fortunately, I also have installed an electric fuel pump in series with the mechanical fuel pump and it pressurizes the system when the key is turned. I do have to go below and open the two bleeder screws but that is fairly easy. Before doing this, I did set the sails and auto-pilot so she wouldnt roll so much. Otherwise I'd have gotten seasick screwing around the engine compartment. Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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