Hi Tots, I'm not home for the moment (on holiday in Meloneras, Gran Canaria, but not with the boat; unfortunately). In any case, I don't have a...
Well, I've should have thought of this earlier, because in the 1980-ies, I was sales & Marketing manager for British Leyland Belgium and I had a...
I'll have the injectors checked in ay case. After 20 years, I guess it's time.
Had another test today, the smell was gone. Apparently, the problem has solved itself. I'll never know where it came from, though. Thanks again all.
I'll do hat! Thanks for the input, all.
Yeah, that sounds like sound advice to me, too. Thanks for the input, all!
Well, that's exactly what I'm going to do next. Although I doubt it, because last year we toured with two boats and I didn't smell anything form...
Well, I've been to the boat today and did a few more checks. I let the engine run warm to normal operating temperature (85° C). Then revved it up...
The cooling looks perfect and I have not noticed any damage since I smell the burnt rubber, but I don't feel comfortable smelling anything burnt...
Maximum speed of my 10-tons motorsailer is about 8 knots. But I understand your point about the difference in the dock. And I do have a scoop...
When I refferred to 'testing moored in the dock', I meant loaded: gear engaged, prop turning. So I think that's quite close to actual driving the...
OK, I understand now which part you mean. Volvo call it 'the elbow', and it's a part that I renewed a few months ago. It has several injection...
Thanks Michael, but what do you mean by 'water injection jacket'? The elbow behind the heat exchanger? That is warm, but not hot. I did only feel...
Yeah, only outside, no smell in the engine room whatsoever. Cooling water is streaming very generously from the exhaust (brandnew impeller too)....
No, Michael, not turbocharged, just a simple Volvo Penta version of a Perkins engine.
