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2 hours ago, Spanners said:
2.5 with taxi spec rocker cover ???
That could be it.As Taxi had been mentioned before.
On 17/08/2019 at 23:06, Mike the Boilerman said:SoFISHtication, Shirley!
Don't call me Shirley!
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Wow talk about know your stuff!!!!! Brilliant. I will get the numbers later today .Once again thanks Tony.
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1 hour ago, Tony Brooks said:
If its a sea boat the only thing that you need to worry about re fuel valves and a good deal else you will read about on here is what your insurance company say. As far as am aware there is not Boat Safety Certificate or inspections for a sea boat. If your return goes into the top of the tank and has no dip tube on the end I don't see you need another shut off valve.
The larger BMC engines (3.4 & 3.8) look similar but are direct injected so they do not use glow plugs and so they do not need a glow plug relay.
As canal use typically requires a few HP, even for a 70ft boat, The 2.2/2.5 is a touch on the large side although they are used occasionally, probably more often in wide beam boats rather than narrow boats.
Tony Thank you again for your time/help....The engine size is complexing the previous owner purchased it in situ and was told it was a 1.8 BMC 80hp.He was then advised by a mechanic it was a BMC 1.5 40 OR 50HP So i don't know,except it is a 23' Duver made by Island Plastics that operated in the I/O/White She does 9/10 knots weighing 1.9 tons with fuel.
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1 hour ago, furnessvale said:
I think you will find the average farmer gets treated rather better than boaters in this situation.
Accommodation bridges, access roads, even new barns. Boaters seem to get a notice on the wall saying effectively "Go away and multiply".
George
O'i Get of my Canal was the cry!!!!!!!
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11 hours ago, Tony Brooks said:
Its a 2.2 or 2.5. probably a 2.5 because it has 12V heater plugs.
The relay that seems to be fitted to the Morse cable seems to be energising the starter solenoid but it also seems to have the glow plug wire attached to it. It looks too small to be anything special so if I am correct that is very non-standard. You need to energise the glow plugs before spinning the starter.
Without history I think it may be past bodge to get over undersized wires. I would be inclined to rewire for two separate relays each doing one job.
Hold hard - I have just blow the image up a little and am wrong. Its just a glow plug relay that is fed from the main starter battery terminal. It does not need a five pin relay or one with a diode in it. A simple four pin one will do but preferably rated at over 40 amps. I would use an old car type remote starter solenoid.
The relay should have an image like this on it but it will have terminal numbers:
The thick red wire from the stater solenoid goes to terminal 30
The brownish cable that gets painted green near the glow pugs goes to terminal 87
(May be reversed if easier)
The black wire coming from the flywheel housing goes to terminal 86
The other wire that I can't see but it comes from the ignition switch/glow plug button goes on 85
(may be reversed if easier)
Quite correct Sea Boat but as BMC seemed to be the old got too for canal use .Thought i would ask. Tony Brooks has put me right.Cheers
19 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said:The rocker box looks a funny shape to my eye....
I think its a sea boat too. Wet exhaust anyway, and doesn't look like a narrow boat hull.
9 hours ago, alan_fincher said:I'm always surprised just how many people think they know which BMC diesel they have, but actually have something else entirely.
I can only conclude they have not yet reached the stage of needing to buy many parts for them, or they would probably have found out it's not what they think it is!
Good detective work by Tony as usual. ?Only going on what was told to me when purchased.we all can't be as knowledgeable as you are.But thanks anyway!
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10 hours ago, Tony Brooks said:
Its a 2.2 or 2.5. probably a 2.5 because it has 12V heater plugs.
The relay that seems to be fitted to the Morse cable seems to be energising the starter solenoid but it also seems to have the glow plug wire attached to it. It looks too small to be anything special so if I am correct that is very non-standard. You need to energise the glow plugs before spinning the starter.
Without history I think it may be past bodge to get over undersized wires. I would be inclined to rewire for two separate relays each doing one job.
Hold hard - I have just blow the image up a little and am wrong. Its just a glow plug relay that is fed from the main starter battery terminal. It does not need a five pin relay or one with a diode in it. A simple four pin one will do but preferably rated at over 40 amps. I would use an old car type remote starter solenoid.
The relay should have an image like this on it but it will have terminal numbers:
The thick red wire from the stater solenoid goes to terminal 30
The brownish cable that gets painted green near the glow pugs goes to terminal 87
(May be reversed if easier)
The black wire coming from the flywheel housing goes to terminal 86
The other wire that I can't see but it comes from the ignition switch/glow plug button goes on 85
(may be reversed if easier)
That's brilliant.Thanks Tony.It is a Sea Boat but thought as it is general Canal boat engine one of you would be able to put me straight.It came fitted like it .There is another one in marina with a slightly bigger BMC in it that hasn't got a relay.It's weird it has this fitted but No Fuel Shutoff Valve and a fuel pump with out a Lift mechanism.Both I have now purchase and waiting to fit .On reading different threads I think I also need another shutoff valve for the feed back pipe? Re the wiring i can now [hopefully put the wire back as intended] Thanks again
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Cheers for that. A Edumacated Geuss me.I wouldn't bet on it.Always screw up stuff like this.
I will get a engineer to check it out.I don't want to do damage/
PIKE no [mind you they are a favourite of mine]That is a 25lb Steelhead Trout, a Rainbow that runs to the sea as our wild browns do and are called Sea Trout caught is on a Indian reservation in Washington state last year.Fish of 2 lifetimes.
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Hi A Newbie here....1.5 BMC Diesel .I renewed a Lucas Relay SRB501 12V 28RA 20/30 Amp 5 Pin ,I did a diagram of the what connector went where.But have lost it.Can some one PLEASE tell me what goes where....Thanks in
Nigel
Lucas Relay SRB501 12V 28RA 20/30 Amp 5 Pin
in Boat Building & Maintenance
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It seems it is a 2.5 for definite. I ordered a lift version for a 1.5 and the mounting are different the 1.5 mounting holes are Horizontal the 2.5 holes are offset high an low.So recorded a 2.5 lift pump