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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 19-05-2019, 18:18
Replies: 220
Views: 40,694
Posted By a64pilot
Re: Why do people replace diesel engines in a sailboat?

What you describe is extremely common, even among automobiles.
The mesh serves as an air oil separator, and sometimes if oil changes are neglected and or cheap oil used the valve cover being cooler...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 19-05-2019, 17:09
Replies: 220
Views: 40,694
Posted By a64pilot
Why do people replace diesel engines in a sailboat?

There are a few reasons for a cylinder wall to become smooth so that oil isn’t contained in the cross hatching and blowby goes up, oil temp goes up, oil gets black quickly and oil consumption...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 19-05-2019, 17:01
Replies: 220
Views: 40,694
Posted By a64pilot
Re: Why do people replace diesel engines in a sailboat?

Actually nearly all race engines, especially naturally aspirated ones idle at high RPM, this is due to the radical camshaft timing, they won’t idle at low RPM, they will shut down.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 19-05-2019, 16:59
Replies: 220
Views: 40,694
Posted By a64pilot
Re: Why do people replace diesel engines in a sailboat?

All internal combustion engines I am aware of have some form of crankcase vent.
However PCV stands for positive crankcase ventilation, a Diesel has no vacuum so unless a pump has been fitted for...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-05-2019, 19:54
Replies: 220
Views: 40,694
Posted By a64pilot
Re: Why do people replace diesel engines in a sailboat?

A pre-Oiler is any form of supplying pressurized oil to the engine prior to start up.
Old days with car motors I pulled the distributor and on a Mopar the oil drive gear and drove the pump from a...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 15-05-2019, 14:08
Replies: 220
Views: 40,694
Posted By a64pilot
Re: Why do people replace diesel engines in a sailboat?

It’s often easier than that. If a factory produced boat, then you know the prop it came with, assuming it still has that same pitch prop, if it still turns close to spec RPM, then it’s making real...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 15-05-2019, 14:03
Replies: 220
Views: 40,694
Posted By a64pilot
Re: Why do people replace diesel engines in a sailboat?

And people claim a Diesel won’t last unless run at high RPM.
These motors never saw above 1800 RPM, correct?
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