Comentarii la: Pentru a ne pregăti pentru traversarea Pacificului! (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 206)

De: Ned W Phillips

Ned W Phillips — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:00:35 +0000

It looks normal, diesel oil has a detergent agent, so it always looks worse than it is, regular changes are the go Btw, if there was steam/smoke coming from the filler cap, then you would be looking at a worn out motor and just as a side thought, consider/research an oil catch can for the oil breather hose, these catch the oily vapour before they renter the moter and redierect unoxygenated air from the motor as well, the motor will run cleaner, more power and such…

De: D Sanner

D Sanner — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 04:27:38 +0000

If you're do float you LFP you might want to do it at lower voltage – 13.4v – easier on the battery.
Seems you like you have plenty of power but you can save a lot of power w/ a DC to DC adapter for the dishy and laptops, etc / keep the inverter out of the loop/off.
Also if you don't get all the old out when changing (aft lower end of the oil pan can hold 1/2 qt) it's hard not to have black oil right away.

De: Rose Tabone

Rose Tabone — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 04:27:15 +0000

looking great

De: Danny Fisher

Danny Fisher — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 04:13:43 +0000

Thanks guy's for another awesome episode. Can not wait for your south pacific crossing!!!! Enjoy and stay safe

De: Jay Ltd.

Jay Ltd. — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 04:04:13 +0000

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De: Michael Monroe

Michael Monroe — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 03:39:58 +0000

I also think you should plug the breather line when you do this test, to feel the real blow by. If the breather is connected and not totally clogged, the exhaust gases in the crank will just flow through the breather.

De: Alan Miegel

Alan Miegel — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 02:51:26 +0000

You might want to have a close look at the slug spacing that Tides recommends. I had a nightmare when my new main was made and the engineers at Tides did not agree with my sailmaker who spaced some of the slugs about 4' apart. You might want to add a car near the head and look closely at the batten/reefs in relation for slide size and spacing. Nice looking sail. Love the Orange

De: Ed Ferculo

Ed Ferculo — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 02:44:08 +0000

In a diesel engine the oil should be black unlike a car engine. If you had blow by the inside of your engine cover (box) would be black and oily

De: Alan Miegel

Alan Miegel — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 02:40:54 +0000

Doesn't look like you have blowby. The definitive test is a cylinder leak down test. All engines will build up pressure as no piston seals 100%. Normal pressure is less than .5PSI but ideally zero. It varies by motor design. If you have crankcase pressure it makes your crankshaft seals wear very quickly. You do not have a blow by issue. Easier way is pull the dip stick and see how much pressure is on the hole/tube when the motor is running.

My concern was the amount of sludge buildup you had on the engine about 6-10? episodes ago. Changing your oil and using better oil would solve this problem. Note even new diesel motors will make the oil black in a short time. But please start using a better oil like Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel 15W40, Rotella T6 5W40, Castrol EDGE 5W40, LiquiMoly Synthoil 5W40, are all good choices. Multi viscosity is fine and oil is much improved since tey printed your owners manual for that engine. Just use 40 weight as long as you're in warm climates.

Important your vent hose is clean and the manifold fitting is clear. While you are no where near it you should be aware on what a runaway motor is and how to stop it. Remove air filter and have a stout board you can hold firmly over the intake manifold inlet to shut off the air supply. Do NOT use your hand or a rag. BAD things will happen.

One thing you might want to do is run an injection system purge. LiquiMoly "Diesel Purge" is good for this,. Keep one extra bottle to fill your secondary (on engine) fuel filter when you change it. Lots of YouTube videos on how to do an injection system purge. Or I'd be happy to walk you through it. I'd also be using a fuel additive to account for lower sulfur fuel that they sell now. It adds lubricants and boosts cetane. Lucas, AMSOIL, Hot Shot, Schaeffer all make good ones. The Lucas 10013 is about $33/gallon on Amazon and treats 400 gallons. Use this in addition to your BioBor for algae growth.,

Best wishes.

Al

De: Eileen Derheim

Eileen Derheim — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 02:17:22 +0000

Can't wait to see the new sail in action.