AndyFowler Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Thats cos we are waiting to hear what you've broken on that poor old boat this weekend CW ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Poor old boat i"ll give it poor old boat.:argh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Poor old boat i"ll give it poor old boat.:argh: :rofl::rofl::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Due to the lack of enthusiasm i arrived late sat morning.Andy informs me he is sea fishing sunday.Cant see that being more fun than getting diesel all over you, We have to do the fuel quantity so get on with that. We have to rig up a pipe to stop the r/h bank from starting or pumping fuel everwhere. The other ends in a bucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 The two r/h pots were the ones tested,the first test showed a slight increase in quanty in the cyl that had the problem.Further test did not substantiate this.i decided the results were different to many times to be of any use.We tried the test with injectors connected.the amount was to small on each pump,the starter motor would of given up before enough measurable fuel would of been collected. Whats wrong with the new liner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Whats wrong with the new liner? Looks like the liner has lifted a bit, did you put the bolt in after it moved? :??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Looks like a crack/gouge in the wall above the piston, too ragged a mark to be left by oil on the top ring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 The blue pipe is the stern gland cooler/lubricator,its sea water from the engine driven pump.It was orgianally copper,it had gone very pink, and along with the 4ins intake pipe i had replaced.When i saw the plastic i had a fit,I knew one day when i was in the bilge it was gonna get booted and break.Just goes to prove you have to do it all yourself. Because Andy was off fishing i decided to replace some of the bonding which had come adrift.Whilst doing this i knocked the valve and it started dripping.It was loose so i thought i would see if it would go round one more turn to seel it.Half way round it stopped,i said to myself any more and it will break,So i carried on and it did. We now have 14 ton of boat trying to shift the waters of portsmouth into my bilges. I must admit i sat and watched it for a while wondering what i could spend the insurance money on.Then i thought no they will wriggle out of it somehow. So cut a lump of the deckscrubber and banged it in with the club hammer. Spent a long time sorting thro all the fittings but nothing fitted.Then i realised if i took the adapter out of the valve it was the same thread so put it back with a rubber o ring.This made my mind up head for home.Now did i turn it off properly:sweat: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Looks like a crack/gouge in the wall above the piston, too ragged a mark to be left by oil on the top ring? I think thats a trick of the light.i hope so:shocked: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Looks like the liner has lifted a bit, did you put the bolt in after it moved? :??? Your right well its not lifted it just wont stay down with out being pulled down,it goes ok,but the previous one was easier to get in.lets hope the o rings are ok.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Most likely a reflection of the gap at the other side of the piston made jagged by the honing marks then, sorry to worry you CW, but I didn't think the liner moving a bit would bother you too much at this stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Most likely a reflection of the gap at the other side of the piston made jagged by the honing marks then, sorry to worry you CW, but I didn't think the liner moving a bit would bother you too much at this stage. Well a little bit Bernard,andy pushed the previous one down by hand.i had to push it in with bolts and plates the last 4ins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 So maybe it closed in and decreased the ring gap a bit then, maybe the block machining was a bit tight and that may have been a contributory factor in the break up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 What I meant by not bothering you was I assumed the liner was a normal fit and the rings were new so it pushed up a bit, coming up like that after being a tight fit is worrying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 What I meant by not bothering you was I assumed the liner was a normal fit and the rings were new so it pushed up a bit, coming up like that after being a tight fit is worrying. Oh dear Bernard ........don't tell him that, the sump is back on now :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I think its the three bottom O ring seels pushing back,maybe i never put as much silicone lube on as andy.It looks more than it is,had feeler gauges under it ,its not a lot.Once it gets 18 bolts at 185lb,ft on it ,it will know whos boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 We start reassembling tomorrow,its been a month,i must admit to losing interest with this weather etc.The forecasts not good but as long as we dont get rocked around to much should be ok.Thanks to all who offered help,if your in the area pop in ,dont forget its premier marina pontoon L7.Gosport.Cheers CW.fight amongst your selves till i get back.:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Hope it goes well CW,too far away to be there in person but I'll be there in spirit:sweat::coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Hope it goes well CW,too far away to be there in person but I'll be there in spirit:sweat::coffee: :tup:: Once i get started will be ok, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Don't forget to check the size of your anodes while you're down there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 :tup:: the doctor sez they are going down nicely.Cant see them Tony under the water,were new in the summer hope theres some left:sweat: just remembered got to grind valves in,i hate that job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 just remembered got to grind valves in,i hate that job. get the apprentice to do it :-D..........thats how I learnt what a gutty job it was :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 get the apprentice to do it :-D..........thats how I learnt what a gutty job it was :-( Yeah and you know what todays apprentice would tell you to do:whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Yeah and you know what todays apprentice would tell you to do:whistle: Yes .........if you want a job done right, you have to do it yourself :coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Yes .........if you want a job done right, you have to do it yourself :coffee: True.:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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