mrsrobinson
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Agreed, exactly what my girlfriend's brother-in-law said. That's why everything literally is white.
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Am I the only one who bumps their butt into the engine oil pump system switch, turning the pump on? I did that again on Sunday and I thought it was the bilge pump float, I kept trying to get it the bilge pump to turn turn off when I realized it was the oil pump again.
Correct, mine does not, the switch is exposed and I regularly bump into it. Fortunately the valves are all turned off so nothing bad happens.First time it happend scared the crap out of me, I was expecting oil to squirt all over the place.the reverso? Ours has a little cover that flips over the switch to prevent that
I need to get that switch cover...lolthe reverso? Ours has a little cover that flips over the switch to prevent that
Do you keep the breaker for it on? Mine is always off unless I'm doing an oil change, plus I keep the valves on the reverso closed, just in case.Am I the only one who bumps their butt into the engine oil pump system switch, turning the pump on? I did that again on Sunday and I thought it was the bilge pump float, I kept trying to get it the bilge pump to turn turn off when I realized it was the oil pump again.
Where is the breaker?Do you keep the breaker for it on? Mine is always off unless I'm doing an oil change, plus I keep the valves on the reverso closed, just in case.
Not sure on your model, but I have a breaker box under my cabin steps that has the oil pump breaker on it. Seems like it's kind of a main box, because it has things like cabin electronics, Bilge pumps, etc.Where is the breaker?
Where is the breaker?
Cool, thank you, I've seen the switches before but didn't pay attention to the oil pump.Not sure on your model, but I have a breaker box under my cabin steps that has the oil pump breaker on it. Seems like it's kind of a main box, because it has things like cabin electronics, Bilge pumps, etc.
Here's what mine looks like, you can see the Oil Change Pump on the right bank:
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Am I the only one who bumps their butt into the engine oil pump system switch, turning the pump on? I did that again on Sunday and I thought it was the bilge pump float, I kept trying to get it the bilge pump to turn turn off when I realized it was the oil pump again.
My take is you'll be just fine at any load setting with these engines except on the pins for extended periods.I have what I think is a diesel engine engineering question.
I’m about to head out on a 60 mile run and the lake is pretty snotty. The boat is most comfortable in these conditions around 1800 or 1900 RPM. In my gas days running that low in the power band was a bad idea because the engines were lugging.
The boat is on plane at that speed but plowing pretty good, is this working the engines harder than say 2200? I would imagine fuel flow meters are the only way to know for sure because that would say what the governor is doing to keep up, but boost and EGT stay in healthy ranges at that lower speed.
I’m going to run the safest and most comfortable speed for the family so this doesn’t really matter for todays trip, but I’m curious for future. If we are just driving around for fun I could see running it at the slower speeds
My take is you'll be just fine at any load setting with these engines except on the pins for extended periods.
I have what I think is a diesel engine engineering question.
I’m about to head out on a 60 mile run and the lake is pretty snotty. The boat is most comfortable in these conditions around 1800 or 1900 RPM. In my gas days running that low in the power band was a bad idea because the engines were lugging.
The boat is on plane at that speed but plowing pretty good, is this working the engines harder than say 2200? I would imagine fuel flow meters are the only way to know for sure because that would say what the governor is doing to keep up, but boost and EGT stay in healthy ranges at that lower speed.
I’m going to run the safest and most comfortable speed for the family so this doesn’t really matter for todays trip, but I’m curious for future. If we are just driving around for fun I could see running it at the slower speeds
I have what I think is a diesel engine engineering question.
I’m about to head out on a 60 mile run and the lake is pretty snotty. The boat is most comfortable in these conditions around 1800 or 1900 RPM. In my gas days running that low in the power band was a bad idea because the engines were lugging.
The boat is on plane at that speed but plowing pretty good, is this working the engines harder than say 2200? I would imagine fuel flow meters are the only way to know for sure because that would say what the governor is doing to keep up, but boost and EGT stay in healthy ranges at that lower speed.
I’m going to run the safest and most comfortable speed for the family so this doesn’t really matter for todays trip, but I’m curious for future. If we are just driving around for fun I could see running it at the slower speeds
While on the subject I used to use the trim tabs to help me get up on plane. I haven't done that with the diesel engines, the transition to plane feels smooth and quick.
Should I? Where do you have your trim tab set to get up on plane, bow up, bow down middle?
I added fins to my tabs. Made a very noticeable difference. On a plane I keep them full down. Raising makes no difference in rpm or speed except at some point speed decreases as bow rises.