jimL
Senior Member
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2015
- Messages
- 359
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Lemon Drops
- Vessel Make
- 2001 Grand Banks Europa 52
We have a 2005 Mainship 430 Aft Cabin Trawler. One 8kw Kohler genset and three AC units that are in different compartments from the genset and engine room.
Just recently, when using the genset and the AC units, after more than an hour, the salon has a smell of raw diesel. The forward cabin (separate AC unit) has no raw diesel smell, and the aft cabin (separate AC unit) has a slight raw diesel smell.
When running on shore power and all AC units blowing, no raw diesel smell.
When running the genset with no AC units blowing COLD air, but just air (fan), no raw diesel smell.
When running the genset and the salon AC unit blowing COLD air, there is a raw diesel smell after a while.
While in the engine room with engines on and genset on – NO raw diesel smells – nothing.
There may a connection between the genset blowing cold air and the genset being on, but I’m baffled.
The only maintenance item I recently performed was to replace the genset raw water hose from the seacock to strainer and from the strainer to the genset.
Any ideas?
Jim
Just recently, when using the genset and the AC units, after more than an hour, the salon has a smell of raw diesel. The forward cabin (separate AC unit) has no raw diesel smell, and the aft cabin (separate AC unit) has a slight raw diesel smell.
When running on shore power and all AC units blowing, no raw diesel smell.
When running the genset with no AC units blowing COLD air, but just air (fan), no raw diesel smell.
When running the genset and the salon AC unit blowing COLD air, there is a raw diesel smell after a while.
While in the engine room with engines on and genset on – NO raw diesel smells – nothing.
There may a connection between the genset blowing cold air and the genset being on, but I’m baffled.
The only maintenance item I recently performed was to replace the genset raw water hose from the seacock to strainer and from the strainer to the genset.
Any ideas?
Jim