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Forum: Californian 06-28-2018, 01:20 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,235
Posted By robs523
Looks great! Unfortunately I’m getting...

Looks great! Unfortunately I’m getting transferred down south so it’s with a sad heart that I have to try to sell. We've had such a blast on this boat, so many great adventures and memories for the...
Forum: Power Systems 10-25-2017, 08:44 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 870
Posted By robs523
thank you for the ideas! I'm hoping to work on it...

thank you for the ideas! I'm hoping to work on it next week when I get some time off before having to travel again.
Forum: Power Systems 10-22-2017, 03:27 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 870
Posted By robs523
slow to start, stalls w/ deceleration, air in lines

Hello, I have twin 3208 N/A engines and one of them now stalls when i decelerate but only after it's been running a while. This is the same engine that had a piston head break last year, followed by...
Forum: Californian 10-22-2017, 02:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,235
Posted By robs523
that looks great! I've been pondering something...

that looks great! I've been pondering something similar, but want to make a davit that serves as a pot-puller/outboard hoist/dinghy hoist but doesn't get in the way of fishing. I feel like this is...
Forum: Power Systems 02-24-2017, 01:22 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
well, I still feel like there's a knock and white...

well, I still feel like there's a knock and white smoke but I haven't been out past the fuel station since October. If it's not just my imagination, it's definitely nothing like it was when the...
Forum: Power Systems 09-21-2016, 05:34 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
I only tested the injectors on the side I took...

I only tested the injectors on the side I took apart. In hindsight I should have pulled the other 4 but my objective was to get it fixed and back together, I definitely had some tunnel vision after a...
Forum: Power Systems 09-15-2016, 12:52 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
thanks, it will all work out eventually. Honestly...

thanks, it will all work out eventually. Honestly it's becoming a little comical at this point, but I sure do drink a lot more than I used too...(just kidding). I think it was harder the first time...
Forum: Power Systems 09-14-2016, 09:30 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
hello everyone, long time, no post. I replaced...

hello everyone, long time, no post. I replaced two injectors- the one on the broken piston was bad and one I managed to tweak trying to get it out of the head and ruined it. Put the new piston on,...
Forum: Power Systems 08-08-2016, 04:43 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
Oil was apparently pretty dirty even after I...

Oil was apparently pretty dirty even after I changed it, but otherwise seemed good. I'd need to add some occasionally but never noticed thinning, "growing," or a diesel smell. Thanks!
Forum: Power Systems 08-08-2016, 04:42 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
I just talked to the mechanic that did the...

I just talked to the mechanic that did the rebuild and apparently when the boat was overhauled in 2004, the owners wanted it faster after the engines were rebuilt. The mechanic gave it more rack in...
Forum: Power Systems 08-07-2016, 11:49 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
yes, it was black and dusty just like the others....

yes, it was black and dusty just like the others. The mechanic that did the rebuild thought there should be another part number besides the one we found on the bad piston. We thought maybe it was...
Forum: Power Systems 08-07-2016, 10:57 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
what do you mean by steam cleaned? Is it because...

what do you mean by steam cleaned? Is it because it's so clean compared to the others? I mentioned my son had cleaned it to to try to find the part number, but maybe I wasn't clear enough that he...
Forum: Power Systems 08-07-2016, 10:41 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
The only thing I can catch a fingernail on is the...

The only thing I can catch a fingernail on is the top of the cylinder I pulled the piston from where the metal transfer is. Can't feel the line in 3L, and can just barely feel the line in 4L with my...
Forum: Power Systems 08-07-2016, 01:03 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
Here are the pics. The holes in the top of the...

Here are the pics. The holes in the top of the bad piston are there because I couldn't get it out all the way from the bottom so I added a few screws to attach a small cable to and pulled it from the...
Forum: Power Systems 08-06-2016, 11:34 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
Thanks, but we don't have those places here. We...

Thanks, but we don't have those places here. We are a small, remote fishing town with very limited resources and somehow only one diesel shop in spite of the number of boats here. Kind of blows my...
Forum: Californian 08-05-2016, 06:42 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,850
Posted By robs523
congratulations!

congratulations!
Forum: Power Systems 08-05-2016, 06:24 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
yes, it's a 3 ring piston. Which apparently makes...

yes, it's a 3 ring piston. Which apparently makes it harder to replace. I contacted a diesel shop in Tacoma and they're supposed to be looking into it and calling me back. The engine was rebuilt in...
Forum: Power Systems 08-05-2016, 12:20 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
Here's the connecting rod

Here's the connecting rod
Forum: Power Systems 08-05-2016, 12:11 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
Oil hole, not home

Oil hole, not home
Forum: Power Systems 08-05-2016, 12:09 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
Here's the piston. Makes me wonder if maybe an...

Here's the piston. Makes me wonder if maybe an oil home was blocked? Looking at where it appears to have been hot. I'll try to get cylinder pics this weekend. Can't really get pics of the journal...
Forum: Power Systems 08-02-2016, 03:09 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
you guys are killing me. I had myself convinced...

you guys are killing me. I had myself convinced I'd make it if I didn't get it fixed anytime soon but now I'm looking at every scenario and trying to figure out how I'm going to be fishing in 2 weeks...
Forum: Power Systems 07-31-2016, 06:20 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
thanks everyone. We had the mechanic come take a...

thanks everyone. We had the mechanic come take a look today and got some pointers on pulling the engine out. I think I'm going to build a cradle and get the engine in my garage, basically overhaul it...
Forum: Power Systems 07-29-2016, 11:49 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
Thanks. I only pulled one side, and this was the...

Thanks. I only pulled one side, and this was the #8 cylinder. The other three cylinders looked fine as far as I could tell. When we were tearing it apart, we did notice the valve to the dripless...
Forum: Power Systems 07-29-2016, 10:14 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
Here's the head. Too bad I can't just pull the...

Here's the head. Too bad I can't just pull the piston and have a V-7 for a few months!
Forum: Power Systems 07-29-2016, 10:04 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 26,533
Posted By robs523
As far as I can tell, it's part of the top of the...

As far as I can tell, it's part of the top of the piston. It was actually stuck to the top of the cylinder when I pulled the head. Looked like it broke off and just stuck at the top so the piston was...
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