Alaskan Sea-Duction
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- Vessel Name
- Alaskan Sea-Duction
- Vessel Make
- 1988 M/Y Camargue YachtFisher
Setup:
1988 Onan 8K MDKC Genny with a 3 cylinder Kabuta Engine.
Getting ready to steam north to the Inside passage. So time to change the Oil and filters. So below is the process I used:
1. Started Genny to warm up oil. Ran great.
2. Drained oil and replace oil and oil filter. (I did not prefill the oil filter)
3. Turned off fuel supply and changed secondary fuel filter. I DID prefill fuel filter.
4. Turn on fuel supply.
5. Cranked genny (solenoid pulled back) and no go. Would not start. Cranked a few more times and nothing.
6. Dropped fuel filter, filter is full.
7. Dropped oil filter and is really full (big mess)
8. Thought I might have air in system, so I bled the injectors. No fuel after multiple cranks and almost a dead battery.
According to the book, after replacing the fuel filter (empty):
"Disconnect the starter solenoid lead at the FASTON terminal connector (this connector is on the starter solenoid). This allows the fuel pump operation without cranking the engine. Depress the Start switch until fuel purges at the bleed screw and bleed plug opening."
The filter is already full. The genny has always started before after replacing the fuel filter pre-filled. Could it have been the oil filter no full? There were no low oil pressure issues and the oil filter is now full.
What do you think I screwed up?
FYI: I have the "guy" to come look at it on Wednesday to look at it.
1988 Onan 8K MDKC Genny with a 3 cylinder Kabuta Engine.
Getting ready to steam north to the Inside passage. So time to change the Oil and filters. So below is the process I used:
1. Started Genny to warm up oil. Ran great.
2. Drained oil and replace oil and oil filter. (I did not prefill the oil filter)
3. Turned off fuel supply and changed secondary fuel filter. I DID prefill fuel filter.
4. Turn on fuel supply.
5. Cranked genny (solenoid pulled back) and no go. Would not start. Cranked a few more times and nothing.
6. Dropped fuel filter, filter is full.
7. Dropped oil filter and is really full (big mess)
8. Thought I might have air in system, so I bled the injectors. No fuel after multiple cranks and almost a dead battery.
According to the book, after replacing the fuel filter (empty):
"Disconnect the starter solenoid lead at the FASTON terminal connector (this connector is on the starter solenoid). This allows the fuel pump operation without cranking the engine. Depress the Start switch until fuel purges at the bleed screw and bleed plug opening."
The filter is already full. The genny has always started before after replacing the fuel filter pre-filled. Could it have been the oil filter no full? There were no low oil pressure issues and the oil filter is now full.
What do you think I screwed up?
FYI: I have the "guy" to come look at it on Wednesday to look at it.