NealB
Well-Known Member
An engine, that hadn't run for 18 months, fired up and ran beautifully, on Tuesday.
It ran perfectly, in forwards and reverse, for about an hour and a half.
It did similar on Wednesday .... yay!
Hmmmmmmm .... the bloody thing refused to start yesterday.
I tried bleeding the second filter (which is after the lift pump ie on the engine block), and saw no air appearing, just fuel.
So I tried starting again: still no success.
So I tried bleeding the first filter (which is between the tank, and before the lift pump). This time, no fuel at all.
Groan!
Hmmmm ........ maybe a blocked filter (bug?), or a duff lift pump.
I removed that filter element, which looked clean, though I didn't saw it in half to have a thorough look inside.
It had been a long negative day by then (for numerous reasons, not all boat-realated), so I decided enough was enough.
Looking on the bright side, she's got another identical engine to port, so I might try swapping over the lift pumps, to see if that has any magical effect (and the lift pumps are still available new, for arould £35 inc VAT).
If that gets it running again, that'll feel like a (very) good result.
But, planning ahead, it'd be good to know if there's any knowledgeable BMC people in the area.
It ran perfectly, in forwards and reverse, for about an hour and a half.
It did similar on Wednesday .... yay!
Hmmmmmmm .... the bloody thing refused to start yesterday.
I tried bleeding the second filter (which is after the lift pump ie on the engine block), and saw no air appearing, just fuel.
So I tried starting again: still no success.
So I tried bleeding the first filter (which is between the tank, and before the lift pump). This time, no fuel at all.
Groan!
Hmmmm ........ maybe a blocked filter (bug?), or a duff lift pump.
I removed that filter element, which looked clean, though I didn't saw it in half to have a thorough look inside.
It had been a long negative day by then (for numerous reasons, not all boat-realated), so I decided enough was enough.
Looking on the bright side, she's got another identical engine to port, so I might try swapping over the lift pumps, to see if that has any magical effect (and the lift pumps are still available new, for arould £35 inc VAT).
If that gets it running again, that'll feel like a (very) good result.
But, planning ahead, it'd be good to know if there's any knowledgeable BMC people in the area.
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