Does the 18L/hour x engine hours match fuel usage? If so, you may have another problem.
If you have a common water filter on the suction side of a pump, it can pull air thru the bleed button on the filter top. Weak spring, button not...
Most of you are parroting the people that want to end oil in any form. Somehow with a windmill and electric tractors, farmers can work their...
At least with marine engines we have fairly clean air compared to hyway trucks. Where I operate in the PNW, the wind has a few thousand miles to...
Centrifuges: The small centrifuges depend on oil pressure to spin. They don't separate dirt as well. The good bypass filters work about as well as...
In Canada and a sister ship in Normandy
Centrifuge I use is similar to picture. Info here: https://usfiltermaxx.com/en/ I think these were originally made for cleaning waste food grade...
Running at idle for long hours can shorten the life of sleeves and rings. Less oil getting to the top, less slinging of oil. But, long idle is...
On used engines, a good DD mechanic will have a tool that goes in the injector hole. You can do a compression or leak down test and get a good...
I've been running 71 series since the early 60s. In the military, for others and myself. I always get more hours between overhauls and better fuel...
I did USN firefighting school 3 times. No breathing device, fireman clothes, etc. Just normal shipboard clothes. All oil fires in confined spaces...
However you want to describe it, rotten bronze fittings are common on vessels that either don't get hauled often or have an electrical fault or...
Are you getting parts from the manufacturer or a rebuilder. Any large city like Seattle or Portland has places that rewire generator ends. Ebay...
Why different membranes? Can you just not adjust the back pressure to compensate for salinity? That's how I ran my homemade water maker. When I...
I have my mains and generators plumbed to the pan drain so I can either pump into a waste oil tank or a centrifuge. Most commercial fuel docks can...
I have a homemade water maker. I carry membranes for salt, brackish and fresh water because of the places I anchor. I haven't used city or marina...
I don't know your boat but I was a shipwright, had a marine repair & salvage company and have done new construction and repair on everything but...
I run 671 naturals in an 83' wood yacht. I burn a little over 8 gallons/hour @ 10 knots. At 8 kts is noticeably cheaper to run, but never checked...
There's a guy in Tacoma that buys engines for resale or parts. He's always on ebay and one of the main DD sellers.
A rebuild kit for the cylinders and bearings from an after market manufacturer is about $3000. Having the heads rebuilt is about $2000+ each and...
