It is, but I think people are discussing the unusual case where the diesel is consuming it's own oil or the fuel supply can not be shut off for some other reason.
On 05/24/13, dwight veinot <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > <!--a:link {mso-style-priority:99;} > span.MSOHYPERLINK {mso-style-priority:99;} > a:visited {mso-style-priority:99;} > span.MSOHYPERLINKFOLLOWED {mso-style-priority:99;} > p {mso-style-priority:99;} > p.MSOACETATE {mso-style-priority:99;} > li.MSOACETATE {mso-style-priority:99;} > div.MSOACETATE {mso-style-priority:99;} > span.BALLOONTEXTCHAR {mso-style-priority:99;} /* Font Definitions */ > @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} > @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} > @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style > Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; > margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} > a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} > a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; > text-decoration:underline;} > p {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; > margin-left:0cm; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} > p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate {margin:0cm; > margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:8.0pt; font-family:Tahoma;} > span.BalloonTextChar {font-family:Tahoma;} > span.EmailStyle20 {mso-style-type:personal; font-family:Calibri; > color:#1F497D;} > span.EmailStyle21 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:Verdana; > color:blue; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none none;} > @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} > div.Section1 {page:Section1;} > --> > > > > > > I thought the usual way to stop the > engine was to shut off the fuel supply, not the air. > > > > Dwight Veinot > > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna > > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > > > > > From: CnC-List > [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Rick Brass > > Sent: May 24, 2013 9:08 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Stus-List Stopping a > diesel > > > > > I > suppose the engine would stop, but it might be from the blood and tissue torn > off your hand by the vacuum if the air intake. Seriously, it is a LOT of > vacuum. > > > > Another > ill-advised method of stopping a diesel is to put a rag over/into the air > intake. The diesel stops, but then you need to rebuild the cylinder head to > get > the fabric parts out of the intake valves. > > > > Assuming > the engine won’t shut off because the rings are badly worn and it is > running on fumes sucked into the cylinder from the oil pan, the best > alternative is to use a flat metal plate or something like a saucer from the > galley to put over the air intake horn. I’m not sure what I would do with > my Universal, which has a circular “can” full of “Brillo > pad”-like metal screen for an intake filter. > > > > If > the engine does not stop or is a runaway because of a problem in the fuel > injection pump, the best thing to do is shut off the fuel using the shut off > valve between the tank and your primary fuel filter. Or you could take a > wrench > and loosen the nut at the connection from the injection lines to the fuel > injectors. If you have a leak there, the injectors stop working and the engine > stops. I’d be reluctant to try that with engine running, belts whirling, > pulleys spinning, and everything vibrating – but sometimes you do what > you need to. > > > > Rick > Brass > > Washington, NC > > > > > > > > > > From: CnC-List > [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Josh Muckley > > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:34 > PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Stus-List Stopping a > diesel > > > > > Are we assuming a run away diesel? Why not just > put your hand over the intake pipe? I assume that is where you are > spraying "stuff". > Josh Muckley > > S/V Sea Hawk > > > > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com(http://www.avg.com) > > Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3184/5853 - Release Date: 05/24/13 > > > > > -- Cheers, Jeff Nelson Muir Caileag C&C 30
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