Re: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued

2012-09-04 Thread Rich Knowles
Left handed tooJ From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Frederick G Street Sent: September 4, 2012 12:09 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued Darn metric kidneys from China... :^) Totally messes up the

Re: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued

2012-09-04 Thread Frederick G Street
Darn metric kidneys from China... :^) Totally messes up the domestic organ situation... and you need new tools for 'em... Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Sep 4, 2012, at 9:20 AM, Rich Knowles wrote: > And they are all mad

Re: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued

2012-09-04 Thread Rich Knowles
And they are all made offshore and may not fit. From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Jim Watts Sent: September 4, 2012 11:03 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued Finding good aftermarket parts for the ol

Re: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued

2012-09-04 Thread Jim Watts
Finding good aftermarket parts for the ol' corpus is difficult, plus nobody gives a decent warranty any more. On 4 September 2012 06:44, Rich Knowles wrote: > Bob: I forgot to answer your question about cause. We (Nova and I) are > uncertain. There is nothing directly pointing to why the blowb

Re: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued

2012-09-04 Thread Rich Knowles
Bob: I forgot to answer your question about cause. We (Nova and I) are uncertain. There is nothing directly pointing to why the blowby suddenly increased. Pistons, rings, liners, head gasket and head and valves all look generally OK. May have been a stuck ring. I'm replacing all the noted parts and

Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued

2012-09-02 Thread Helen Abbott
Rich: Glad to hear the re-power is coming along. If you don't mind me asking, who is doing the work on the engine? And also, just curious, how do you think this happened "one of the pistons looked as though some water may have got in and possibly seized a ring"? Bob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 -

Re: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued - may be boring....

2012-08-31 Thread Rich Knowles
d. > > Pet peeve of mine. I hate reaching into a tight space and scraping myself on > a sharp object. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > From: Rich Knowles > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 5:44 PM

Re: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued - may be boring....

2012-08-31 Thread Dennis C.
___ > From: Rich Knowles >To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" >Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 5:44 PM >Subject: Re: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued - may be boring > >Good thinking  As it turns out, I've got most of the bilge cleaned up and, >with the e

Re: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued - may be boring....

2012-08-31 Thread Rich Knowles
l Message- > From: Rich Knowles [mailto:r...@sailpower.ca] > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 9:23 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued - may be boring > > You may recall my engine decided to revolt a couple months back when it > blew all its

Re: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued - may be boring....

2012-08-31 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
lto:r...@sailpower.ca] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 9:23 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued - may be boring You may recall my engine decided to revolt a couple months back when it blew all its oil into the bilge and almost seized up. After a bit of thought and asking

Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued - may be boring....

2012-08-31 Thread Rich Knowles
You may recall my engine decided to revolt a couple months back when it blew all its oil into the bilge and almost seized up. After a bit of thought and asking a few questions, I bought a low-hour used Yanmar 3GM30 thinking it would be an easy install. Turned out to be very difficult to locate part