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Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation 01-11-2021, 02:25 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 4,172
Posted By trawler joe
guess i am still old school, i have 2 8d's and 1...

guess i am still old school, i have 2 8d's and 1 4d battery...i check my water often, and do hydrometer readings too,,,u may have a bad cell which i did since the previous owner did not check the...
Forum: General Discussion 11-12-2019, 08:07 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,120
Posted By trawler joe
You have to watch the use of thread sealant or...

You have to watch the use of thread sealant or Teflon tape, paste on zinc plugs,,,it should be metal to metal contact and the zinc is sacrificial..it may not leak, but wont be metal to metal,,,u can...
Forum: Power Systems 08-19-2019, 11:43 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 12,812
Posted By trawler joe
I put a Tee with a small ball valve and nice oil...

I put a Tee with a small ball valve and nice oil filled vac gauge after the racor to check the vac, u have to check after clean filters installed and if u have any head pressure acting on the...
Forum: General Discussion 07-05-2019, 01:20 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 6,143
Posted By trawler joe
can you remove the sender access cover and look...

can you remove the sender access cover and look thru there or suck some crap from the bottom of the tank where most of the stuff settles.
Forum: Power Systems 04-09-2019, 07:58 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 5,862
Posted By trawler joe
hello capt, I had a westerbeke 8btd gen that...

hello capt, I had a westerbeke 8btd gen that would crank or not start and a few other things, after checking a few shut down devices, water. oil...my emergency stop switch which is a toggle...
Forum: General Discussion 12-10-2018, 02:41 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,378
Posted By trawler joe
Smile Checking Batteries

Love coming to these forums and checking things out, learn , laugh, etc..back in my coast guard days and my last job we had many start batteries,,,mostly 8D;s....weekly we would check the electrolyle...
Forum: General Maintenance 11-25-2018, 06:04 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,863
Posted By trawler joe
Make sure you install a nice set of vacuum gauges...

Make sure you install a nice set of vacuum gauges on your racor, be it the racor vac gauge or another type, to show the condition of your filter.I prefer the liquid filled ones as they stand up...
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