13 months on a battery set is a good hint of something wrong.... If your new charger is having problems with un-tested batteries, it may fail...
Xantrex has developed a bad name is these woods. Charles has had good and bad reports also. Not many good in this hood also. Look those batteries...
If it was a Xantrax product, probably not. If it was a better mfg unit, anything could be to blame, including overheating from charging bad batteries.
Oh yea, the bolts, even if they come apart, need to be renewed. There is a usual bolt / flange pattern gasket per your flange design. A local...
Oh, that U-Boat in Chicago,U505,, Great (& funny) reading in Admiral Gallery's book; U-505 (original title: Twenty Million Tons Under the Sea)...
I did not see any bashing or comments on the red-neck filter service on post #3. Was hoping to see any comments here. Lucky for us, our last MAN...
Any thing else lacking in the survey that you should know about? I ask because there seems to be a mini surveyor issue going on. Per PBB, even...
Over 1100 hp I figured CRs.
Special synthetic oil. No zincs in the MAN engine. The clutch and accessories may have their own coolers that may need a zinc. The oil filters...
It's a Carver. SOP.
When handling and installing GAS options, don't cut any corners short. The life (lives) you save could be yours.
Ah, the 6.5kw gas genny, opposing cylinders, single down draft carb. This would probably have been the gen-set that would of been installed. Look...
Are we talking; Forbes ole Highlander?? I remember her. What a beautiful ship. Glad to see she is still getting some luv.
Has a gen-set ever been installed? I'm assuming your trying to stay with 1964 equipment? A newer unit may weigh much less.
Another boating adventure. I wonder what else was wrong with that gear causing the output shaft to have excessive play up and down?
WTF That first boat full of twits proved the Darwin theory is still in tact. They are among us all, they vote and (in)breed until they get...
Look forward to hear how it works. Keep us up.. ,rc
If you get the Cat SOS kit, pay for the LEVEL II coolant testing. It takes a lil longer for the results but tells you everything about your coolant.
If it's not to painful can you expand on your events? What repair decisions were made? Why only the pinion gear? Any other repairs or updates...
I remember 550 was the warm idle for 71s. Hard to keep sometimes when engaging the clutch. On those older DDs that have a time with the clutch &...
