there i sa bit of my engine that has been missing for over 2000 miles--and i donot remember ever seeing it in place. isnt something one would look for--is the plug or cap to the hole which is used to adjust the engine. could be for timing adjustments--i never had to have timing adjusted so i didnt think about the problem being something so simple.
this is a small plug or cap that covers a little adjustment port on the block near the area of the lift pump, only is in the block.
also during the purchase and payment prolongation, one of the members here decided to slander, libel and harass me for his own purposes--i had to make him unable to contact me . is nice to stand up for friends--but is also nice to know both sides of a story. try having years of oil not able to remain inside engine--lol--while sailing a rocky lee shore...while living on ssdi and having to hire a mechanic to make sure engine doesnt detonate due to lack of oil.
i have had to hire a mechanic to travel with me so i could learn why i could not hold oil in my engine. granted i make minimal income, as a disabled person---so the need for having a diesel mechanic travel with me at premium rates is not a fun idea. nor is it conducive of survival on a limited income.
i thankyou for the referral for the engine i so badly needed and still do need--as i have no idea what this plug or cap is or looks like, i have no idea for what to seek here in mexico so i can try to keep oil inside engine.
this little problem will not keep me from continuing with my sailing--repairs under way are what one does when cruising. .... however, after more than 3 yrs of trying to find the leak and finally learning it is due to a missing part we cannot locate under the engine .... at least we know why the oil doesnt remain inside engine while running. this has been a true challenge.
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ken--is stbd close to lift pump, under, kind of ....and we fixed the hole--was a some kind of inspection or sending unit port--somehow got unfilled at some point--now it is filled. runaway diesel happened in lagoon on our way in for summer repairs...so we have a lot of work to do before winter comes again...should be ok after my guy fiddles with it. i was thinking about overhaul as we will have it open fo ab it---our next thing is to take top off engine to see valves and how are engine innards....dont know how much we can do while in boat and we still have to re align it ..i will show pix as we go....
Sorry to here of an oil leak, you can ask me for advice any time. You are referring to a hole under the lift pump? Or the high pressure pump? What side of the engine are we talking about Port or Starboard?
runaway diesel....we only had to move half mile, so we were towed by fishermen...no boom--is rebuildable. is beautiful here and there are forklift repair souls all over here...parts as well..so all is not lost nor bad--needed to realign engine anyway---so it will be a new one in short order....
no overheat, no boom--life rocks--block is still intact. fuel is black. or was when we arrived here from zihuatenejo, after 80 hours of motorsailing....
the engine still runs well, but since san diego the oil hasnt remained inside engine without a wood plug stuck into it--the original plug left and no oil pressure.
in la cruz de huanacaxtle, i found 2 pressure hoses to the remote oil filter were holed, so we replaced those...then......each stop has had repairs assigned plus the return to the oil problem...we even have 2 gauges now so we can see pressure in cockpit as well as inside main saloon...
mebbe popped out somehow--dont know--but it was gone when we left sd for mexico. weadded our first gallon from leakage just 2 hours out of sd. second was not long after the first one..we figgered we had a problem, and repaired it with a bandaid--a cone shaped plug-- for the moment..lasted almost 2000 miles before flying off here in barra.
as the bilge has been being cleaned after our arrival here-- we still havent found anything strange looking like a plug down there..
we will be removing the tank and installing a larger one so we will look under the tank as we clean and repair there...
repetitive repairs cause lots of added expense--i am glad i found the mechanic i have now---he knows his stuff, so we go onward....
we are making another cap of some sort-a kind of plug for it so we can have some il pressure--i will be paying this repair soul for a while yet--need to make this boat safe to travel without nay more stuttering and breakdown....every stop has been major re[airs--is what i figgered i would have, as boat was a mess when i got her...we back to square 1 with engine fuel and oil systems, tho----bilge has been black since sd, now is being cleaned up a tad--that will last until we move to marina fro storm season, which will be soon, as there are forming storms off coast now.
we cleaned the engine yet again, as there has been a lot of leakage and breakage of belts and such--still need to align the engine and finish modifications on packing gland...
we may actually paint it--but i dunno as yet....might just try to fix the leaks and go for it--i aint stopping--i is on a mission!!
i hope the dangplug popped off after installation, but i dont know why it would..pressures have not been over 50 when startup is achieved...strange...
I know it sounds strange but hang up wet vinegar rags and bowls around ..it will help cut the smell...also as much cleanup as you can, but around the engine , I know it is hard. Dish soap in the bilge may help wash any fuel out of bilge. I have done it.
i dont think it is deliberate--i dont know why the plug/cap thingie isnt there or why it was overlooked--but i am using a wood plug that we shaped and stuck in the hole--it doesnt fit well, but so far,we have pressure--the boys i first sailed from sd with had also done this as they didnt know where the oil was spraying the engine room from---the initial wood plug was made 2011 april. we refashioned it yesterday and i am smelling all kinds of diesel stink in the night--last night it woke me at 0330...is just a lil bit problematic--i always have to sail with someone to watch the engine hole and bilges--is getting a tad flustrating, but we are still operational. quit is not in my operative dictionary. same with cannot. not in my operative dictionary.
Zee, oh boy...
Question..do you think the seller intentionally knew that part was missing?
Did the seller state the reason he was selling the engine?
I've had my own woes with my "significant other", my Yanmar, as you know...and the cost $$$ for repairs...these people get way too much money for their work ( I think they train at West Marine)
What a good idea to get someone to travel with you who can fix them...I think all engines should come with a young sailor. He could come in handy in other ways too...maybe cook?
I can only imagine what you must go through in a foreign country, getting proper service. I have trouble even here anymore getting good service.
So is the hole plugged , and do you know how to get at it ? Is it plugged once and for all?
I admire what you are doing, sailing as you are. I thought I would do that someday, but I can see it won't be anytime soon.
Where did you find the person to travel with you? What a situation..
I wish you continued good sailing, and that life gets better for you out there.
If I could do something for you I would...but I don't know engines.
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