Starlight generator

The engine in my 1977 Down East 45 schooner, Britannia, is a tried and trusted — but noisy — Perkins  4-236, an 85-horsepower four- ­ cylinder diesel. There are also a Kubota three-cylinder diesel generator, five electric pumps and two bilge air blowers, all under the cabin sole. I call the space the equipment bay. It runs 12 feet under the saloon floorboards and is 3 feet wide at the sole level, then tapers to just 15 inches at the bottom of the 41 ⁄ 2-foot-deep bilge. Seven removable floorboards give amazing access to all the equipment below, but the large space also acts as a massive boombox. I previously had restored the teak-and-holly sole to its original beauty throughout the whole boat, but this made no difference to the noise level from the machinery below. When both diesels and extractor blowers were running, it was very noisy in the saloon, with a dull drumming you could almost feel. So I decided to do something about it. There are a number of products th...

Shangchai Diesel Engine Troubleshooting (9) Coolant temperature too low Fault feature Possible cause Correction Low ambient temperature, low load. Increase load to a proper degree. The reading of water thermometer is not correct. Regulate or replace the thermometer when required. The thermostat does not work well or was damaged. Replace the thermostat. (10) Oil in coolant Fault feature Possible cause Correction Damage of the oil cooler core. Replace the oil cooler core. Fault of the cylinder head gasket. Replace the gasket. (11) Electrical system fault Fault feature Possible cause Correction Starting motor does not work. (1) Poor contact of the connecting wires. (2) Poor contact of the electromagnetic switch. (3) Poor contact of the electric brush. (4) Short-circuit of the starting motor. (5) Poor electric charging or the cap...