On Mon, 2011-07-11 at 11:51 -0400, Gary wrote: > it was a nearly plugged exhaust > water injection elbow. Turns out that they accumulate soot that cakes > onto > the inside, slowly building up until the back pressure builds to the > point > the engine loses power and finally stops after a short time running. > It > will readily re-start, then stop again...and so on > > Good luck. > > Gary
I understand that problem happens when the engine is run under a light load and never gets to operating temp. Some folks run the engine once a month at the dock for a short time, then shut it down thinking they are doing something good. Turns out it is not so good. Battery charging and refrigeration loads do the same thing. The engine never gets hot enough to completely burn the fuel and it collects, layer upon layer until .. . > -- S/V ORYOKI Philip & Marilyn Lange AE4OV KD4JRC Currently on the hill - Beaufort NC "There's no point in making a plan if you're not going to pretend to follow it!" _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com To unsubscribe send an email to liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
