I think he mentioned pulling it tomorrow. He isn't leaving the marina for a
month and a half so he just is poking at it. I leave in 3 weeks so I may
never know what the problem is.

Bob

 

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Bob, did he check to see if the exhaust was unobstructed?


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Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Lehman 135

He got one cylinder to fire once. I showed him your email and he went off to
check those items. Personally from what I've observed I think he has to be
more aggressive with his cranking duration. There is fuel to all 6 fuel
lines where they enter the block so I think cranking the hell out of it
would clear the injectors.

Bob

 

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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Bob,

Lehman 135 and is having problems getting it started. 

But does it start ???? if eventually.... is it a start die scenario ? more
details ! ! ! 

He replaced the fuel pump and has bled the system all the way to the last
fitting before it enters the head. 

What prompted this person to change this ...Mechanical I am assuming...fuel
pump ?

 

It looks to me to actually pull an injector the valve cover must come off.

Correct  But stay away....see your next statement..its not an injector nor
anything on the high pressure side of the system in all likely hood.

He traveled down the ICW from SC and shut down about a month ago and it was
running fine. 

 

Anyone have any insight into tricks with this engine?

This is why I have to know whether it tried to start...if  it did not  I
would now mechanically make sure that his kill lever has been released  long
before I would start looking at fuel problems. Its a shame that this party
started opening lines up all things considered....he said it ran fine, now
he could have built a problem in.

The second mechanical thing I would look at would be his transmission
controls....are you in neutral ?

I have seen people using an upper station with a boat that actually has the
neutral in a slightly off position as compared to the lower
station....slowing down the engine crank due to load gives starting
problems....never mind at the moment what that does to transmissions..

 

Have also seen people with alternator controls for high output that have
them "on" and the engine cannot build sufficient rpm to start.

 

If it started to run and then died off I would bleed all of the "fuel" off
of the engine, and  primary filter,  looking for h2o that was picked up. Do
not overlook a shut off valve seal leaking (air)...or a fuel tank vent
clogged.

 

Then I'd be putting a clear piece of tubing just ahead of the mechanical
fuel pump and looking for air bubbles. But considering that this "person"
says it was running fine when shut off"  and hopefully has not built in
additional headaches....Carl

 

 

 

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