Fred: Give Norm Gustafson a call (360) 823-6357. He used to be in charge of big diesels (Catapiller) locally, and he taught a diesel class when he was a member of RCYC. He can give you advice over the phone, and if you want him to work on your engine, he'll do a good job.
Alan Bergen On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 1:16 PM, Francois Rivard via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > If you're looking at blue smoke it's not as likely to be the injectors. > Injectors usually get linked to black smoke / an overly rich mixture. > > Blue smoke is more likely compression related or somehow the lube oil > blows by the rings and burns (It seals-up as the metal expands upon warming > up) But it's not necessarily caused by worn-out cylinder / piston > assemblies. It could be as simple as a using oil that's too thin for your > engine and/or conditions or a valve / valve guide leak which can be fixed > with a valve job and/or a top end cleanup / rebuild. From what I've read, > quite common on sailboat diesels > > Here's some good reading on the subject: > https://www.cruisingworld.com/how/read-those-smoke-signals > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cruisingworld.com_how_read-2Dthose-2Dsmoke-2Dsignals&d=DwMFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m=iN-252yin-v1JSrm3DwuYvoOayUGylUUF3y1AX-MV7I&s=X4jAsvTfL29vQkOIQq5EH6SLVQ8ho52ffNdcZPypfCY&e=> > https://www.boats.com/how-to/diesel-engine-smoke-blue-black-or-white/ > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.boats.com_how-2Dto_diesel-2Dengine-2Dsmoke-2Dblue-2Dblack-2Dor-2Dwhite_&d=DwMFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m=iN-252yin-v1JSrm3DwuYvoOayUGylUUF3y1AX-MV7I&s=gOaklLJyidHf7vmoCb7rRo93--_y6vLM-cHwyi2W7oA&e=> > > I would have a competent local guy check it out. If the smoke is not > persistent he will more than likely tell you to make sure you use fresh > fuel / put some good fuel additives to prevent gumming and bacteria growth > / keep the oil fresh / keep on sailing and don't worry. > > Good Luck, > > Francois Rivard > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://urldefense.proofpoint. > com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.paypal.me_stumurray&d=DwICAg&c= > clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r= > 9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m=iN-252yin- > v1JSrm3DwuYvoOayUGylUUF3y1AX-MV7I&s=jszXcxUkZtgXLv2i3ileWeFq2zwtVl > zPIDWv_voM2jA&e= > > >
_______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
