Forum: Cooling System
10-12-2021, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,033
just did a vinegar flush
I know this is an old thread, I just thought I'd make a report.
I did a vinegar flush recently, due to poor coolant flow (salt, RWC).
I used about a quart of domestic white vinegar in about 2.5...
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Forum: Cooling System
06-28-2020, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,470
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Forum: Cooling System
06-28-2020, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,470
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Forum: Cooling System
06-27-2020, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,470
dodged a bullet?
I traced the raw water line to the engine, all sorts of skinning knuckles pulling hoses in the bilge - blockage was in the engine. I took the line off the manifold. Oddly, the first gallon or two of...
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Forum: Cooling System
06-26-2020, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,470
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Forum: Cooling System
06-26-2020, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,470
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Forum: Cooling System
06-21-2020, 01:46 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,470
raw water blockage
hi everyone,
I haven't been here for a while - all sorts of life complications.
So Today, I started the engine - having accidentally left the raw water intake open for a week - ran nicely with...
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Forum: Fuel System
07-11-2017, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,461
running fuel line dry
Thanks Neil
I always appreciate your thoughtful notes.
I run the full line dry for safety reasons. I don't have an opinion about running the carb dry in terms of gumming up. But thinking about...
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Forum: Fuel System
07-11-2017, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,461
Hi Neil
thanks for your note. My only...
Hi Neil
thanks for your note. My only clarification - when I said additives, I meant what the gas companies put into unleaded. I only add MMO. And we both buy from Arco :)
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Forum: Fuel System
07-11-2017, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,773
I've had the same issues/symptoms with facet...
I've had the same issues/symptoms with facet pump(s), as noted in my current thread on fuel pumps. I suspect not all facet pumps are created equal, even of the marine quality. Either that or...
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Forum: Fuel System
07-11-2017, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,461
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Forum: Fuel System
07-05-2017, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,461
New fuel pump recommendation
Hi all
I've not been around for a year. I want to report on my fuel line problems which regulars might remember I posted several times about: ...
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Forum: Cooling System
01-08-2017, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,204
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Forum: Fuel System
01-06-2017, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,740
cooling induced phase separation
"cooling induced phase separation"
Makes sense in the carb, auto-refrigerating itself.
Hmmm, I seem to recall some carbs (in MGs?) were heated by engine cooling water - now there's an interesting...
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Forum: Fuel System
01-03-2017, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,740
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Forum: Fuel System
01-03-2017, 02:12 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,740
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Forum: Fuel System
01-01-2017, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,740
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Forum: ABYC and USCG Standards
12-26-2016, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,991
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Forum: Fuel System
12-26-2016, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,740
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Forum: Fuel System
12-24-2016, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,740
Hi Neil
thanks for the polite note. My last...
Hi Neil
thanks for the polite note. My last post was just idle musing.
Having cleaned what I suspect might have been a tiny speck of rubber hose torn off by a hosebarb, system is working fine at...
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Forum: Fuel System
12-24-2016, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,740
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Forum: Polls
12-23-2016, 02:29 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 24,326
slide rules and pouring and scraping babbet...
slide rules and pouring and scraping babbet bearings - woo hoo, we're old school here! Talking of old school, did anyone here get Lindsays catalogs before he retired? http://www.lindsaybks.com/...
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Forum: Fuel System
12-23-2016, 02:06 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,740
Thinking about carbs
I was cruising fleabay this morning and happened across listings for carbs for stationary engines and motorbikes - honda, subaru etc. Some will have seen my posts about precipitation of dissolved...
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Forum: For Sale - Engines and Engine Parts
12-21-2016, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,432
heresy and the future
Foxoc
I'm tempted to invest in your engine...
I know its heresy, but I'd also like to know about your electric drive project.
I know my A4, with 50 years of socal seawater running through...
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Forum: Overhaul
12-16-2016, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,506
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