On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:01:46AM -0500, Lee Huddleston wrote:
> This whole line of problems and solutions would make a great article for a
> sailing magazine or the Seven Seas Cruising Association. We might name it
> "The Intermittent Engine." Could even save someone's boat or life.
I recall these really great troubleshooting charts for cars that a
publisher (Chilton's, maybe?) used to include with their car repair
manuals back in the late 70s. Haven't seen them in ages, but those
things had clearly been created by some truly knowledgeable and
experienced mechanic; there was a lifetime of learning in that single
fold-out.
> Certainly save people's sanity. Anyone have any more thinks to look at or
> check when you are faced with an engine that runs just some of the time?
Despite my earlier quips, diesels are usually quite well behaved (gas
engines are, in the PG version, ladies of low-rent, negotiable virtue.)
The problem is that we sailors ask them to jump through a variety of
hoops - usually with a history of poor maintenance behind them and often
while they're laying over on their ear. The ones that are installed in
cars and trucks don't see nearly the range of problems that the marine
versions do.
Ben
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