Hadn’t thought of it before but even with a diesel this is a good reason to stick with a stock mechanical fuel pump if so equipped. I’ve mused about ‘improving’ my yanmar 2GMF20 but in stock form it has been very reliable. Its fuel pump lived a long life and started seeping as a warning. (I ignored that for too long but that’s another story) it was dead simple to replace, bleed and get rolling again. Sometimes less is more.
Dave 33-2 Windstar (for sale) Alubat OVNI 435 (for sail) Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 29, 2023, at 10:13 AM, Joe Della Barba via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > On a gasoline powered engine the oil pressure switch is a vital safety > device, if you don’t have it and the engine stalls or you just leave the key > on, a leaky float valve will have your entire fuel tank pumped into the > bilge. I suspect it carried over in some ABYC reg into diesels. > I have solved a couple frustrating issues on my boat with a fuel pressure > gauge. I would think about installing a pressure gauge on the output side of > the lift/low pressure pump on any engine, gas or diesel. Mine is electric and > is mounted in the cockpit, it lights up a red alarm light when the fuel > pressure is below 1 PSI. > > > Joe Della Barba > Coquina C&C 35 MK I > Kent Island MD USA > > > > From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2023 12:00 AM > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Neil Gallagher <njgallag...@optonline.net>; CHARLES SCHEAFFER > <cscheaf...@comcast.net> > Subject: Stus-List Re: Engine strangeness > > On my Universal M4-30, things work differently. The fuel pump is energized > when you turn on the key switch, so that ticking starts before starting the > engine and doesn't stop until you turn off the key switch. I think this is a > better way to operate the system and I don't understand why anyone would > interlock a fuel pump to the glowplug button and the oil pressure switch. > Too complicated and unecessary. > > > Chuck Scheaffer Resolute, 1989 C&C 34R Annapolis > > > > On 06/28/2023 8:53 PM EDT Neil Gallagher via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help > me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu
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