I'm working my way through a revision to the manual I wrote for my R-25 and realize that I could use some advise - actually I could have used advise with the first version but .............
Relative to the Yanmar 110 diesel.
The Yanmar manual says to crank the engine over (without starting) to distribute oil to all the operating parts when it has not been used for long periods. Okay - makes sense. But the question is, what is a long period? A week? A month? Six months? I decided on a month but have no basis for that . Anyone have a thought?
I've routinely added a biocide to diesel fuel in the past but the Yanmar manual advises against that. Not sure why. Thoughts? I did, not because of the Yanmar advise but because it sounded like a really good idea, add an Algae-X Diesel Conditioner between the fuel tank and the Raycor fuel filter. Anyone had experience with these?
The oil level on the Yanmar is supposed to be checked 10 minutes after engine shutdown. It's on my checklist at the helm station and I still manage to forget too often. Any thoughts on how to compensate if checking the oil much later - like the next day before starting the engine?
Different subject. The Norcold refrigerator on my boat runs on a cycle. Plus or minus a few seconds, it runs for five minutes and is off for five minutes. It is the same on AC or DC. It is the same regardless of temperature setting on the fridge. No refrigerator of any kind that I have ever used operates like this so I think it's defective. From some Norcold repair folks, I've heard it's defective but a Seattle area repair facility calls it normal. Question for R-25 owners, does your fridge run half the time or does it run as it needs to every couple of hours if not opened?
Thanks in advance for your info.
Relative to the Yanmar 110 diesel.
The Yanmar manual says to crank the engine over (without starting) to distribute oil to all the operating parts when it has not been used for long periods. Okay - makes sense. But the question is, what is a long period? A week? A month? Six months? I decided on a month but have no basis for that . Anyone have a thought?
I've routinely added a biocide to diesel fuel in the past but the Yanmar manual advises against that. Not sure why. Thoughts? I did, not because of the Yanmar advise but because it sounded like a really good idea, add an Algae-X Diesel Conditioner between the fuel tank and the Raycor fuel filter. Anyone had experience with these?
The oil level on the Yanmar is supposed to be checked 10 minutes after engine shutdown. It's on my checklist at the helm station and I still manage to forget too often. Any thoughts on how to compensate if checking the oil much later - like the next day before starting the engine?
Different subject. The Norcold refrigerator on my boat runs on a cycle. Plus or minus a few seconds, it runs for five minutes and is off for five minutes. It is the same on AC or DC. It is the same regardless of temperature setting on the fridge. No refrigerator of any kind that I have ever used operates like this so I think it's defective. From some Norcold repair folks, I've heard it's defective but a Seattle area repair facility calls it normal. Question for R-25 owners, does your fridge run half the time or does it run as it needs to every couple of hours if not opened?
Thanks in advance for your info.