hmason
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- Aug 9, 2013
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- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Lucky Lucky
- Vessel Make
- Pacific Mariner 65
While cruising south from CT to FL, we anchor most nights and use our genset for cooking, refrigeration, inverter battery bank charging etc. Needless to say we are quite dependent on our generator. I was surprised when I pushed the stop button at the helm, the generator kept running. I went to the ER and pushed the stop button on the generator itself with the same result.
My first thought was to remove the sound shield cover and have a look before shutting the fuel supply off. I found that the plunger on the solenoid had become disconnected from the fuel shut off lever. I went to reattach it and discovered that the threaded plastic fitting that the plunger screws into had split in half. We were far from any parts supplier so I thought about how to fix it.
My first reaction was to tape the split fitting together with Rescue Tape. I cut a length of the tape down the middle to make it the same width as the split fitting and wound it tightly into position. It has now been working for two weeks flawlessly and the heat from the generator seems to fuse the Rescue Tape together even more firmly.
I think it would make an interesting thread if others could chime in with quick fixes they have used. You never know when you might need a quick fix.
My first thought was to remove the sound shield cover and have a look before shutting the fuel supply off. I found that the plunger on the solenoid had become disconnected from the fuel shut off lever. I went to reattach it and discovered that the threaded plastic fitting that the plunger screws into had split in half. We were far from any parts supplier so I thought about how to fix it.
My first reaction was to tape the split fitting together with Rescue Tape. I cut a length of the tape down the middle to make it the same width as the split fitting and wound it tightly into position. It has now been working for two weeks flawlessly and the heat from the generator seems to fuse the Rescue Tape together even more firmly.
I think it would make an interesting thread if others could chime in with quick fixes they have used. You never know when you might need a quick fix.