Sin Prisa

This is getting rather complicated. I might get someone else to sort it out for me, lol.

Thanks Tracy. I have a soldering iron and some solder so I'll give it a shot.

Great idea bizzard! Cheers Tony, I'll secure it somehow. Tracy, that might work, if I could braze lol.

Hi Tony, the existing pipe kind of spirals before it goes into the engine, would that be the anti-vibration coil?

Hi, thanks everyone above for the additional info, especially the links, cheers springy, looks like what I need. This may sound slightly idiosyncratically obsessive but I want to preserve as much of the original boat as I can so I'll probably repair the pipe rather than buy a new one.

That makes so much sense jonathanA. Thanks!

Hi Ex Brummie, Google is also my friend, lol. I now know what a flare fitting, banjo bolt and a bsp thread is and with that I think I can work out what you mean. I would like to obtain the original flare fitting nut at some point if the whole thing works. Thanks for reply! ?

Hi all, I found where the pipe connects. The included photos show the location and nut that was on the connection. The connector inside the nut appears to have been brazed over, obviously to stop the leak when the bolt is put back on. I'm wondering why the gauge was deliberately disconnected in this way. Possibilities: Leak / accidental breakage. Simpler to block it instead of repairing? Efficiency. Perhaps disconnecting the gauge makes the engine work better? Faulty gauge. Again, simpler to block? In any case I'd like to fix it and see for myself. I'd be very grateful if anyone can tell me the name of that type of connecting nut, (available on ebay perhaps), and also if I would need to solder / braze it to the pipe?

Thanks Tony, I wondered about that after I posted and saw the dates. ?

Hi, I'm interested in this thread as I have some questions regarding my starter motor and alternator which I'll post soon. The links to the pictures on this thread don't open, I'm trying them in Firefox and Chrome but all that happens is the 'I' type cursor hovers over the links and they are unclickable.

I believe it was used as a hire boat once yes.

Hi Tracy, thanks for replying. I don't think there's a oil pressure warning light switch on the boat although what you say is helpful, I will look into things a little deeper. Cheers Richard, I will also look into that too. ?

Hello, newcomer here. ? My names Jim, I'm based in the North West of England, I have a narrowboat called Sin Prisa. It's an unusual name and means 'No Hurry' in Spanish, I was thinking of changing the name but it's grown on me and I like its originality. I purchased the boat in 2019, it needs a lot of work doing to it and as I was new to narrowboats at the time I'm having to learn much about boats such as the DC electrics, the engine etc... Btw, my engine is a Lister SR2 with a LH150 reversing gear. Now for my first request for help, I hope this is an appropriate place to post this. Please have a look at the included photos. I'm wondering what this actually is and where it connects to, the second photo shows the disconnected pipe. Research suggests it's a pressure gauge. I'm also not sure what the tap to the right is for, it seems to release oil. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give. ?