Richard Bradshaw wrote: > Not sure if this helps or not. A friend has an older Perkins, a 4-108 I > think. Not the same engine but similar conditions may apply. On the > opposite side of the engine from the dipstick is another hole that looks > like it might have been a dipstick or an oil changing apparatus. > Whatever was there or was supposed to be there is gone. There is a bit > of an oil leak from that. There is a plug that is supposed to fit there > but so far he has been unable to find it and the leak goes on. Is it > possible that you have a similar situation? If so, check with a Perkins > dealer and see if there is a ready made plug for it. Our friend's > Perkins dealer hasn't been too helpful. Supposition is that he will not > be in business much longer; but who knows. If that doesn't work, I'd > suggest fabricating something of a plug (a bolt) to fit the hole and > close it. Anyway, HTH. > > Rick > > S/V La Vita > 1987 Hans Christian 33T > > >> -------- Original Message -------- >> > > I would suggest that it might be an opening into the oil gallery for a sending unit. Some engines have two, one for the oil *gauge* and one for the alarm. However you would probably have more than a slight leak if that were the case, unless the alarm sending unit broke off and left something in the hole.
Jim. _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
