It's black. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC
On 24 May 2015 at 16:59, Sam Salter via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > What does bad lubrication oil look like? > > sam :-) > *From: *S Thomas via CnC-List > *Sent: *Sunday, May 24, 2015 5:01 PM > *To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Reply To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc: *S Thomas > *Subject: *Re: Stus-List Darker Smoke, Harder to Start > > If it is cranking at the usual speed, then the compression might be off a > bit in one of the cylinders. This can happen if one of the piston rings has > got stuck over the winter. I would warm up the engine good and hot and then > take for a run. Run it fairly hard for a couple of hours so long as > everything appears to be ok. That should get the carbon out, if there is > any, and it might loosen up a seized ring. > > Black smoke is a sign of a rich mix, but it means little if you have just > started the engine after a period of cranking it for a while. > > If you did not change the oil last fall, then now is the time to change > it. I don't know why, but I have found that lubricating oil sitting for a > while in diesel engines is more likely to go bad than in gasoline > engines. Maybe it is climate dependent, but that has been my experience > limited though that may be. > > Steve Thomas > C&C27 MKIII > Port Stanley, ON > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Edd Schillay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *To:* cnc-list Cnc-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, May 24, 2015 18:07 > *Subject:* Stus-List Darker Smoke, Harder to Start > > Listers, > > I find I'm having a harder time getting the engine started and seeing a > little bit of darker smoke when it does turn over, as compared to last > season. > > Once running, everything seems fine -- temperature, water flow, > revolutions, etc. > > Any ideas or suggestions? > > Usually, my solution to engine problems is "get the jib out." > > > All the best, > > Edd > > ------------------------------- > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > NCC-1701-B > C&C 37+ | City Island, NY > www.StarshipSailing.com > ------------------------------- > 914.332.4400 | Office > 914.774.9767 | Mobile > ------------------------------- > Sent via iPhone 6 > iPhone. iTypos. iApologize > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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