[C320-list] Engine problems

[Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com]

BioBor (sp) is available at WM....also, I suggest you also use ValveTec as well with each fill up
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----- Original Message -----
From: bruceheyman
Sent: 01/18/2009 03:13 PM GMT
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Engine problems



John,
Don't remember the brand I use.  Bought it many many years ago for the previous boat, do not go through it very quickly.  The problem is usually brought on by confused or choppy seas as they stir up the stuff at the bottom of the tank.  If you were just motoring around the bay waiting for the wind to fill in then you would have had flat seas unless there was a lot of boat traffic. 
Pulling your fuel filter will confirm the presence of dead critters if you find  black goo inside the filter. If you find the goo and if you found water in the separator (the bugs grow in the fuel/water boundary) then adding a bioside will kill the bugs in the tank and make the problem worse.  The bioside will kill the chains of bugs and then they will settle to the bottom of the tank just waiting to be stirred up at the most inopportune time and clog up your filter and choke of your power and RPM's.  Polishing the fuel and cleaning the tank, lines and filters and then using the bioside as a preventative is the best course of action.
Bruce
Somerset 671 SoCal
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Ellis <jr_ellis100 at hotmail.com>

Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:17:01 
To: Catalina 320 association<c320-list at catalina320.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Engine problems



Thanks, Bruce. I'll check for water in the primary fuel filter bowl tomorrow. I have not been using any biocide, is there a brand you'd recommend?> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com> From: bruceheyman at cox.net> Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:27:17 +0000> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Engine problems> > I'd check the water/fuel separator and see if you have any water. I've seen filters clogged by colonies of bacteria do exactly what you described. Are you using any biosides when you fill up.> Bruce> Somerset 671 SoCal> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T> > -----Original Message-----> From: John Ellis <jr_ellis100 at hotmail.com>> > Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:07:32 > To: <c320-list at catalina320.com>> Subject: [C320-list] Engine problems> > > > While motor sailing on San Diego bay this morning waiting for the wind to fill in, my engine (Westerbeke 30B) started to hesitate and then the RPM dropped from 2600 to 1000. I pushed the throttle full open and after about 20-30 seconds the engine sped up again. > > This continued to occur at about five minute intervals. Sometimes the engine speed would drop to about 600 RPM. If I put the transmission in neutral it would eventually run well again, but did not seem to improve any faster than with the transmission in forward, so I thought the problem was not caused by something wrapped around the prop. > > My next thought was a fuel filter problem, but the engine seemed to recover and then run well for a while, rather than slowly suffocate and die. Both filters were changed last November and we’ve put less than ten hours on the engine since then. We filled up (9 gallons) with diesel last weekend at the Harbor Island fuel dock. > > I checked for the normal amount of cooling water being discharged and that looked fine. After a while the wind filled in and we sailed back, starting the engine for just the last 100 yards into the slip. Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this problem?> > John> #271>_________________________________________________________________> Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. > http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_howitworks_012009
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