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Forum: Troubleshooting 09-04-2013, 04:05 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 10,389
Posted By phmccartney
This sounds all too familiar.

Add to this an oil pressure drop to 15 or less after three hours, and excessive cabin fumes despite a brand new manifold and you'd be describing my engine. I just suffered my final ruined weekend...
Forum: Fuel System 01-20-2013, 02:23 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,423
Posted By phmccartney
Thanks Mark. saved me a drive. Peter

Thanks Mark. saved me a drive.

Peter
Forum: Fuel System 01-20-2013, 01:19 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,423
Posted By phmccartney
Carburetor flange bolts

I need to fabricate some new carburetor flange bolts out of threaded stock, but forgot to bring back one of the bolts to match the thread. Does anyone who's done this know the size and thread pitch i...
Forum: Troubleshooting 09-03-2012, 05:36 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,707
Posted By phmccartney
Thanks for the input. Camshaft was replaced with...

Thanks for the input. Camshaft was replaced with a new one three years ago when the engine was overhauled. Gauge and sender are new and while i agree it makes sense to eliminate the cheap things...
Forum: Troubleshooting 09-03-2012, 12:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,707
Posted By phmccartney
Low oil pressure

Thanks to some responses to a last posting, i managed to remove the old regulating ball and install the replacement old-style valve. Now, no matter how i set this screw, the oil pressure gauge pegs...
Forum: Fuel System 08-25-2012, 06:59 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,274
Posted By phmccartney
Ive experienced a similar series of events. I had...

Ive experienced a similar series of events. I had fuel flow problems which i attributed to the original facet pump wearing out so ordered a new one from MMI. After a series of inconvenient shut downs...
Forum: General Maintenance 08-11-2012, 07:29 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,427
Posted By phmccartney
Can't retrieve ball from oil regulating valve

When i reach in with a small flat blade screw driver i can feel it deflecting to one side or the other like its encountering something round, but i cant dislodge it. i didnt try turning the engine...
Forum: Introductions 03-17-2012, 09:23 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 18,352
Posted By phmccartney
JJ, I have a C&C 35 with an Atomic 4 that i keep...

JJ, I have a C&C 35 with an Atomic 4 that i keep in Flag Harbor. John at the Marina services and Bruce who runs a mechanic shop called long beach boat co. are great resources. Hard to beat a free...
Forum: Troubleshooting 03-12-2012, 11:41 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,436
Posted By phmccartney
Thanks for the photos. So if the coolant leak is...

Thanks for the photos. So if the coolant leak is through the flange bolt, it has to be the upper one. Otherwise, something bigger might be going on. Hopefully ill be able to test that this weekend. ...
Forum: Troubleshooting 03-11-2012, 09:31 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,436
Posted By phmccartney
Thanks. From where the steam is forming, i think...

Thanks. From where the steam is forming, i think the advice to try some sealant on the flange bolts is the most likely thing to try first. The hot section was replaced last summer and I had taken it...
Forum: Troubleshooting 03-10-2012, 09:49 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,436
Posted By phmccartney
Coolant leak at flange

I have a slow coolant leak that appears to be coming from the exhaust flange bolts or from the flange itself. Its not raw water; i can smell the antifreeze in the steam. The leak is only obvious when...
Forum: Fuel System 07-05-2011, 06:16 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,413
Posted By phmccartney
Thanks

Thanks to those who responded. Just to clarify, ive been experiencing consistent problems pretty much every aspect of fuel delivery with this engine. I had put in a new carburetor just before this...
Forum: Fuel System 07-03-2011, 11:16 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,413
Posted By phmccartney
Facet Pump Problem

Ive been experiencing shutdowns after variable lengths of running time. It seems to be a problem with the fuel pump. I disassembled it and cleaned out a bit of gunk around the filter and bottom seal....
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 06-02-2011, 01:46 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,191
Posted By phmccartney
thanks

thanks for the suggestions. I do have a flexible magnet and tried it but without luck, which led me to just assume that the screw was stainless and thus not magnetic. I suppose when the new one...
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 06-01-2011, 10:48 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,191
Posted By phmccartney
Lost transmisison lock screw

The transmission collar lock screw worked loose and presumably is in the oil pan. I managed to fashion a replacement out of a 1/4 20 bolt so that i could at least get back into the marina, but id...
Forum: Fuel System 02-11-2011, 03:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,970
Posted By phmccartney
Thanks for the replies so far. Its not the choke,...

Thanks for the replies so far. Its not the choke, thats been checked and i dont think it would start right up but then die (repeatedly) if that were the case. Its not the fuel pump or the prime, the...
Forum: Fuel System 02-11-2011, 07:15 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,970
Posted By phmccartney
Carburetor problems

I have a recurrent starting problem that usually occurs after the engine has been unused for a week or more, and rarely within the same weekend once the inital drama has passed. Symptoms are inital...
Forum: Cooling System 03-09-2009, 02:28 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,416
Posted By phmccartney
Raw water leaking from exchanger

This is very similar to a recent post except that i know exactly where the water is coming from. It is spraying out like a sprinkler from the bottom rim of the Moyer heat exchanger tube. Like the...
Forum: Troubleshooting 10-07-2008, 09:09 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,348
Posted By phmccartney
Motor runs only with choke

I use my boat once every 2-4 weeks on the chesapeake. Ive learned to overcome what was a struggle getting it started by giving it full choke, setting the throttle wide open, and when it starts slowly...
Forum: Troubleshooting 07-28-2007, 01:11 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,245
Posted By phmccartney
guages not working

Having sucessfully rebuilt my engine, thanks to much advice from this group, I'm now trying to trouble shoot two guages that are not working properly. temp and Oil work fine. Fuel reads about 1/4...
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 06-25-2007, 08:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,029
Posted By phmccartney
Just a short note to follow up. I finally got a...

Just a short note to follow up. I finally got a chance to go back down to the boat and scrape a generous growth of barnacles off the propeller. The vibration subsided and the boat leapt out of the...
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 06-04-2007, 11:05 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,029
Posted By phmccartney
Weather precluded cleaning the prop this weekend....

Weather precluded cleaning the prop this weekend. Meanwhile, is it even conceivable that the pilot bearing could have been displaced and not replaced simply by removing, but not disassembling the...
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 06-02-2007, 08:18 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,029
Posted By phmccartney
Hmmm....go swimming or take the reversing gear...

Hmmm....go swimming or take the reversing gear all out again? Oh, yes, I like my prop idea better too! To be honest, i don't remember seeing that bearing during the removal and re-assembly process. I...
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 05-29-2007, 09:34 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,029
Posted By phmccartney
Thanks for the input. I will recheck the...

Thanks for the input. I will recheck the alignment when i get a chance. I will also bring a mask and check the prop for growth. Im in the chesapeake and that is probably contributing, if not causing,...
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 05-28-2007, 10:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,029
Posted By phmccartney
Vibration and sluggish speed

I recently put my engine back in the boat after a complete overhaul. The engine runs fine now, but although i left the engine mounts securely bolted where they were and re-checked the alignment after...
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