Engineering specialists

[madcat]

If numbers of customers have been unhappy with the work of a particular individual or company it would seem that "no smoke without fire" probably applies and going elsewhere would be a better bet. Being dissapointed or displeased with a service isn't libel,theres a lot of it about.

[GSer]

Turns out that the cylinder head is cracked, so another is being sourced & refurbished, the block tested ok but needs new liners and refacing of the head joint and the water gallery pockets. Hopefully that will cure it's issues for at least a few years.

[Timleech]

Turns out that the cylinder head is cracked, so another is being sourced & refurbished, the block tested ok but needs new liners and refacing of the head joint and the water gallery pockets. Hopefully that will cure it's issues for at least a few years.

 

Is the water jacket cracked, or is the very common cracking from the injector hole to the exhaust valve seating (which can be lived with for a long time if not too bad)?

 

Tim

[GSer]

Is the water jacket cracked, or is the very common cracking from the injector hole to the exhaust valve seating (which can be lived with for a long time if not too bad)?

 

Tim

 

 

I must admit i did'nt ask, water is getting into a cylinder overnight, the engine started and ran well, if a little smokey (due to the damaged bore i assume)

 

Its had the problem from the time i bought the boat, i suspect that the extended time it sat on a hardstand(2 years) didn't help, perhaps maybe anti freeze was lacking?

[GSer]

After a quick trip to eccles to pick up the revamped parts on friday, i put it all together over the weekend, it mostly went well, the replacement head was slightly different in its casting dimensions.

 

Getting the block in place on my own ( with a block and tackle) and getting the rings compressed was a challenge which involed needing alot more fingers than i had been blessed with. In the end i took the front piston off its rod and fitted the piston in the bore, then i only had the rear one to think about, once the rear was in a bit of fiddling meant the front gudgeon pin could be slid in place and the block lowered in place.

 

One exhaust rocker fouled the cylinder head, a quick fettle on the grinder removed enough of the valve lifter boss for it to clear, i'd guess that gardner had shims to adjust the rocker over a smidge but as there were none fitted to the old head so the grinder was bought into play.

 

The other problem was that the new head casting had been machined perhaps 2mm from ideal, meaning the head was sitting 2mm towards the injector pump side, this meant the exhaust manfold fouled the cylinder block, not such an easy fix, i could take the manifold off and grind a chunk off of that, but just for now i've doubled up on the exhaust gasket and that's done the trick for now.

 

Started easily once i made sure i cranked enough oil through the engine, just needed bleeding at the injectors, the rest, eventhough it had all been apart, self bled. With a few strokes of the lift pump.

 

Sounds good now, just need to run it in for a while, not too sure how i can do that whilst moored up, i think a nice trip would do the job but i've not the time for a couple of months at least.

 

Thanks for all the help

 

Paul

[Phoenix_V]

After a quick trip to eccles to pick up the revamped parts on friday, i put it all together over the weekend, it mostly went well, the replacement head was slightly different in its casting dimensions.

 

Getting the block in place on my own ( with a block and tackle) and getting the rings compressed was a challenge which involed needing alot more fingers than i had been blessed with. In the end i took the front piston off its rod and fitted the piston in the bore, then i only had the rear one to think about, once the rear was in a bit of fiddling meant the front gudgeon pin could be slid in place and the block lowered in place.

 

One exhaust rocker fouled the cylinder head, a quick fettle on the grinder removed enough of the valve lifter boss for it to clear, i'd guess that gardner had shims to adjust the rocker over a smidge but as there were none fitted to the old head so the grinder was bought into play.

 

The other problem was that the new head casting had been machined perhaps 2mm from ideal, meaning the head was sitting 2mm towards the injector pump side, this meant the exhaust manfold fouled the cylinder block, not such an easy fix, i could take the manifold off and grind a chunk off of that, but just for now i've doubled up on the exhaust gasket and that's done the trick for now.

 

Started easily once i made sure i cranked enough oil through the engine, just needed bleeding at the injectors, the rest, eventhough it had all been apart, self bled. With a few strokes of the lift pump.

 

Sounds good now, just need to run it in for a while, not too sure how i can do that whilst moored up, i think a nice trip would do the job but i've not the time for a couple of months at least.

 

Thanks for all the help

 

Paul

 

How is it getting on now?

[GSer]

Absolutly fine now, starts well and runs strongly, its still a bit smokey if left ticking over in locks but that soon clears up once the load of boat and butty needs to be shifted.

[Phoenix_V]

Thanks. always nice to know the outcome.

[mark99]

Richard Milligan - cracking engineer and a nice bloke as well!

07973 826260

 

 

Does Richard own a 70 footer (Orion Shell) with two old gleaming Lister engines on board? (one being a single pot generator).

 

If so he is a real gent and now Richard and Jane have a dog (Alsation) called Lister too. (So that's three on board).

 

Mark

Edited October 27, 2012 by mark99

[The Pipe]

Does Richard own a 70 footer (Orion Shell) with two old gleaming Lister engines on board? (one being a single pot generator).

 

If so he is a real gent and now Richard and Jane have a dog (Alsation) called Lister too. (So that's three on board).

 

Mark

That sounds like him. A JP3 and a single CE I think for the genny.