Out this week with kids Coquina Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 22, 2015, at 9:18, "Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks Brian > > The injector rebuild is something that is on my list of upcoming projects > > Mike > > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nauset > Beach via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 10:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Nauset Beach > Subject: Re: Stus-List Engine Troubles > Injector Rebuild > > Mike, > > I also have a 3GM30F and at the time [2010] the work on the head gasket and > injectors was done the engine was ~ 25 yo, 12 of which I had been the owner. > Was getting quite a bit soot on the transom, cold starts were becoming > increasingly difficult and the idle was rough. As I had never done any major > work on the engine and since the head was pulled and sent to a machine shop > to be reconditioned, the mechanic recommended having the injectors sent out > to a shop to be rebuilt, rightly concluding the “spray pattern” was not > optimal. It took about a week + but part of that time was due to the > injector shop owner had recently passed away and his widow was doing the > work, without all the “certified training.” The injectors had to be redone. > The mechanic also adjusted the valves so everything was back in spec. > > Pulling just the injectors did not appear to be an overly complicated > process. The injector rebuild itself included replacing the nozzles and was > US$125 for each injector. The total hours billed included a few other > repairs / replacements so would estimate the labor for the injectors > themselves were ~ 3 hours all in. Add in a few other minor parts like copper > washers. > > HTH > > Brian > > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hoyt, Mike > via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 8:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Hoyt, Mike > Subject: Re: Stus-List Engine Troubles > > Brian > > What was involved with checking the injectors and having them rebuilt? Was > it time consuming to remove them and costly for rebuild? > > Mike > Persistence > Yanmar 3GM30F > Halifax > > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nauset > Beach via CnC-List > Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 5:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Nauset Beach > Subject: Re: Stus-List Engine Troubles > > Edd, > > When I had my gasket replaced on my Yanmar a few years ago [was getting oil > in the coolant] the mechanic also highly recommended it would be a good time > to have the injectors checked / rebuilt, and have a compression check on > each of the cylinders – one was near the minimum and the others were fine. > It all made a big difference in how the engine performed, the exhaust was > much less sooty and the transom actually stayed clean for a while. > > Brian > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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