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Just had my Perkins M30 injectors refurbished. Apparently they were all 'Rubbish' £75 each, new nozzles. Backstreet garage.

A remarkable man Leo...a perfectionist, which has taken its toll on him by his own admission, you can certainly see it in his face. I...

On another channel they have just launched a boat called Yabba……..just looking at the empty cans of anti foul give an idea how much big...

, Leo is a remarkable young man. This project required vision and a lot of skills, not least his leadership, management, team building...

I’m not sure it was so much an active plea for money but more of a young man who has achieved tremendous success with a project that’s...

I am afraid I have never been into financing other peoples dreams, I have enough trouble financing my own. I admit to watching and...

The knocking had stopped before I had a chance to do this.

Usual way to check for a bad injector is to crack open the fuel line to each in turn with engine running. If they're good, revs will...

Water in your fuel can cause knocking,I have had it with a Perkins M20.

Thanks for the reply. Yes I had the same experience with a failed engine mount in a previous boat, took us ages to finally diagnose it...

I would still be extremely cautious about it .. until sure engine is OK .... My old 4-99 Perkins had a knocking sound .... which was...

Just a thought .... maybe a tiny drop of water got injected - if one cylinder got a shot of water / diesel - it could create a knock ...

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I don't know...I just tried it again at 2600 rpm up a river and it sounds rough, but at 2000 rpm it's like a sewing machine.

This morning my Perkins tick over started to drop then it picked up to normal. Then after a long run when we were back at tick over a...