Whitemonkey Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Is there a diesel mechanic in the Huddersfield area that can do a repair on my engine? It's in Huddersfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 11 minutes ago, Whitemonkey said: Is there a diesel mechanic in the Huddersfield area that can do a repair on my engine? It's in Huddersfield. In the absence of any other replies, maybe a bit more detail. Engine make and model (not all mechanics work on all makes of engines) Problem ? (it could be simple and advice could be availb;e for a DIY fix) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PD1964 Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) Try Dave at Bronte Boats, he works that area. Just Google “Narrowboat services West Yorkshire” a few will come up. Bronte Boats below: https://www.bronteboathire.co.uk/service-repairs/ Edited July 15, 2021 by PD1964 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitemonkey Posted July 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Thanks for the two replies above. It's a Perkins 4107 and the manifold came adrift. One stud has sheared off. I have the new bits. New studs, new manifold gaskets and a new tappet cover gasket. Mostly, I'm a bit nervous about tackling the stud extraction, and tightening those nuts with metric spanners is quite tricky with all those pipes and stuff in the way. I'm a lot older than the above profile picture suggests and I wish my eyesight was a bit better. Dave is excellent, but for reasons I can't go into, communication has broken down way back in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Brooks Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 14 minutes ago, Whitemonkey said: Thanks for the two replies above. It's a Perkins 4107 and the manifold came adrift. One stud has sheared off. I have the new bits. New studs, new manifold gaskets and a new tappet cover gasket. Mostly, I'm a bit nervous about tackling the stud extraction, and tightening those nuts with metric spanners is quite tricky with all those pipes and stuff in the way. I'm a lot older than the above profile picture suggests and I wish my eyesight was a bit better. Dave is excellent, but for reasons I can't go into, communication has broken down way back in time. Except they should not be metric spanners - AF almost certainly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) Some metric spanners may seem that they almost fit AF hex heads. The point is that "almost fit" really means "doesn't fit". If you have an engine with non-metric fittings, get the right non-metric spanners. Don't be tempted to use a nut rounder, either (one of these....) Edited July 15, 2021 by Machpoint005 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 32 minutes ago, Whitemonkey said: tightening those nuts with metric spanners One of the first things to buy is tools and spares that are designed to be used on YOUR boat, its fittings & power train. Imperial engine and you need imperial spanners. Would you buy BMW diesel injectors to put into your Nissan car engine ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacka Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: One of the first things to buy is tools and spares that are designed to be used on YOUR boat, its fittings & power train. Imperial engine and you need imperial spanners. Would you buy BMW diesel injectors to put into your Nissan car engine ? Of course not, BMW parts are too expensive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: One of the first things to buy is tools and spares that are designed to be used on YOUR boat, its fittings & power train. Imperial engine and you need imperial spanners. Would you buy BMW diesel injectors to put into your Nissan car engine ? Depends who makes 'em. Often such things can be generic fitment and made by Bosch...... 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitemonkey Posted July 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 I take your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 3 hours ago, Machpoint005 said: Some metric spanners may seem that they almost fit AF hex heads. The point is that "almost fit" really means "doesn't fit". Generally true, but I have always found that in practice 19mm and 3/4 inch AF (19.1mm) spanners are interchangeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, David Mack said: Generally true, but I have always found that in practice 19mm and 3/4 inch AF (19.1mm) spanners are interchangeable. That's the only size that really is near enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Cycle ten sizes in one dumbell spanners are very useful for small get you out of trouble jobs at a couple of quid. Mainly metric now of course but an ebay search should find AF or BSF ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmr Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 15 minutes ago, Machpoint005 said: That's the only size that really is near enough. 1/2 inch and 13mm are pretty close. Most boat engines are painted so quite often the correct spanner won't go on and using a slightly larger equivalent might just be the way to go. If nuts are a bit rounded then using a tight "equivalent" ring spanner/socket and beating it on with a big hammer is a good last resort. 😀 Keep two sets of tools, one for careful use and one for abusing. .................Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 And for better grip on worn nuts and bolts, not ring but hexagon spanners like the cycle dumbell spanners have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, dmr said: Most boat engines are painted so quite often the correct spanner won't go on and using a slightly larger equivalent might just be the way to go. And hexagon sockets will often work OK(ish) when the same size of the normal 12-pointed socket won't. The 1930s bolts I was undoing this morning were neither mm nor inch AF sizes - probably Whitworth, but I didn't have any Whitworth spanners with me. But the spark plug socket from my socket set was a perfect fit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmr Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Hexagon (impact) sockets are just great, every toolbox should have a set. Allen (socket head)) bolts are another case where careful mixing of imperial and metric can get you out of trouble. Filing/grinding a slight taper onto an imperial hexagon and beating it into a worn metric bolt can save a lot of time and trauma. CV joints on older VW campers spring to mind 😀 A Dremel is a good tool for slight;y reducing the size of a hexagon head so the next size down socket will fit. We don't live in a perfect world. .............Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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