As I understand it, the main purpose of the blower is to vent gasoline fumes out of the engine compartment to eliminate (or greatly reduce) the risk of explosion. Diesel fumes don’t present an explosion risk as far as I know. Nevertheless, I run the blower on my boat (diesel engine) when I’m running the engine for an extended period of time as it cuts down on the diesel smell in the compartment (and, in turn, the rest of the boat).
From: David Knecht via CnC-List Sent: Monday, September 30, 2019 10:40 AM To: CnC CnC discussion list Cc: David Knecht Subject: Re: Stus-List Engine compartment bilge pump and blower I believe I have a blower in my engine compartment, but I have never turned it on. When should it be run on a diesel engine? Dave On Sep 27, 2019, at 9:42 PM, ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: The bilge pump and blower might have a common return. Follow the (probably) black wires from the bilge pump and the blower to see whether you have a bad ground. The blower on my boat has an in-line fuse, located close to the blower switch, if you want to check that out. S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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