Engine Run and Service on Our Historic WW2 Trawler! 

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Mechanics like John are worth their weight in gold 😊sorry engineer

What a stand up guy John is! Was so impressive with him helping from the goodness of his heart. What a guy!

John, you are amazing. The world needs more people like you. Not taking anything away from Barbara and Daniel and their amazing project.

Little tip: Get in the habit of pressing the 'Stop' button and the 'Start' button at the same time. Spin the engine until you get oil pressure, at least until the oil light goes out. That way, all the bearings are wet, possibly under a decent mount of pressure, before you let go of the 'Stop' button and actually fire the engine.

I enjoyed this phase of restoration immensely. I do love an old school marine diesel engine and it was a joy to watch the maintenance and hear it running again.

Diesel in the engine oil can occur in DAF because the injector leakage oil line is leaking back

You're a good man John.

Those DAFs may not be a Gardner, but for a medium speed diesel, pretty bomb proof. Well done John.

Very nice too see the Boat get such high accolades from John!!! Another thing that impresses me is to see Barbara get in there and get her hands dirty. I wish you two much success.

I never seen such a dirty diesel filter in my life. John is an excellent mechanic he should be teaching younger folks in the field of mechanics he's great at explaining things in very through straight forward manner what an awesome guy to help you guys out. Barbara you're quite the trooper not afraid to get your hands dirty and take on any job that comes your way. I tip my hat off to you Barbara love your work ethic.

What a legend John is! Pure delight to see Flying Coney's engine up and running smoothly.

Well done John. An FYI, very light multi grade oils are essential for the bearings in modern engines because the clearances are very tight compared to decades ago. So using the 15-40 in this case was fine because it got to those bearings faster than 30wt would. Smart move.

Barbara, I have worked on deisel and petrol engines most of my life. I have knocked off the bench multiple cans of them both.

As a ships Chief Engineer, I thourly enjoyed that, nice to see others getting diesel and oil on their hands instead of myself... 😂😂

Good advices from your mechanic! He seems very "old school" and very cautious in his approach, and that is great. Filling up the oil filters is a no-nonsense trick but many technicians do not take the time to do it. With the oil the main thing is to use diesel oil since it has much more cleaning agents than petrol engine oil, and after say 100hr change it again as it will collect all sort of debris that might have accumulated in the engine. If you still have the old oil filters a trick is to cut them open, un-wrap the filtering material and look at what is in there, little metal particles? Chromium? Nickle? Etc. Of course with money you could send samples of the old oil, for oil analysis... 30 micron on the Racor is very coarse indeed but likely prudent, until you can monitor how much crud accumulates in the bowl, by comparison the ones on my little engine are 10 micron primary and 3 micron secondary. I have a few spare 5 micron just to "get home" if something was to happen. . That was quite a milestone! Congratulations!!! . I always include a small saying in my reports suggesting that: "The cleanliness of an engine room sets the standard for any technician working on the vessel". So, for me, those last few episodes when you clean and give some TLC to that part of the boat was quite satisfying. Great episode, thank you!

I’m glad you got great news from John he know is job and knowing what he’s told you you can relax knowing you have a good engine.

What the gentleman said about running mineral base 15-40 oil I agree with completely. I used to run 15-40 in an old pickup truck that I had. If I ran anything other than 15-40 it used oil in between changes. If I ran 15-40 it never used a drop of oil.

Well done guys, good to see the old girl fire up again, many thanks to John for his oversight.

Every one loves a big old diesel engine!

You are lucky to have found that man to help you. He is very knowledgeable and knows what he’s doing. It also saves you a lot of.💶

I love John .He must have Diesel in his blood .And his attitude and love for your boat to make the recommendation about anyone helping you goes a long way in my book . And seeing views of the waterfront bring back to me such good memories of my dad . It helps me to be more adamant to do what i need to do to come there to see where he lived and to see you 2 and Flying Coney for myself .Have a great day.

It sort of looked like you had the Fountains of Venis in the engine room. Well, that happened to me one time so you are not alone with that experience. Looks like things are moving along quite well so keep up the good work. We as followers of your exploits are getting excited for you, and we are looking forward to seeing the next task(s). Cheers!

Thank you for the lesson! What a great help you got to make it happen. Well done!

Good evening, so nice to see the engine getting some love. Great video 2x👍

I Like the Keel Cooling , Does away with a Heat Exchanger using salt water Kudos Too The Diesel Engine Bloke ,Worth His weight In Gold What ever a Kudos is Donno, Must be a Ancient coin or something, Made out of gold I presume 😮

Das ist wunderbar! Danke. From the USA.

Wow. John is a legend. So glad your engine is ok, and just needs a little more TLC rather than a rebuild

I love old engines and servicing them, cleaning them and looking after them. You are a star Barbara with getting stuck in to getting things done and good hand action with pumping the fuel up. You are a man's woman for sure and would be welcome on anyone's team. You guys are doing such an awesome job with the help of John to teach you good basic maintenance procedures for your confidence in the gear you are going to be using on your adventures. He is right when he says that your ship needs to be saved and kudos to you for doing just that. I salute you both and all your helpers for stepping up. Cheers.

At 3:20, A simple no mess, no special toot oil filter removal "tool" can be made out of a larger screwdriver or bar or handy stick and a length of twine of small rope. Simply tie an loop in one end of the twine and wrap a few times around the filter, then insert the screwdriver or bar in the loop and and twist the filter off.

John seems like a wonderful man. I hope someone can help you sort the engine. I live too far away, or I would help

Nothing like the sweet sound of a diesel motor, great video very informative 👏👍😄

Well done guys 👍👍 Thanks John. I’m really surprised just how hands on Barbara really is 💪✊ And yes Daniel you do a good job behind the scenes 😅👍👍👍 Two engine vehicles great stuff guys thanks for sharing.

I'm glad the engine is running👏, great, that you had such a big help 💪

Magnificent effort. John .

So happy for you. I was excited like it was my boat. Enjoying the channel. Tks for sharing. Great job John.

I just subscribed and push all notifications in hopes that it helps you guys with that awsome project ...great content and looking forward to more videos .. cheers from Canada ❤

An excellent report. This video is a good refresher on diesel systems (larger than mine). I'm doing all these things and so it gives me confidence that my diesel is being well maintained. Thank You.

Looks like you are in great hands with John.

I am sorry I'm not in a position financially to be able to Help you, and health wise but, you both have my support as I loved working on boats ships more so on the ones that have been let down by previous Owners but when you both got Coney and started to do the Hull and filled those holes but Coney knows she has someone to love and look after Her she will come alive again and give you good service may your Dream come true with Flying Clean Coney

Can someone tell John to start his own yt channel? He’s a really interesting guy I’d love to listen to for hours about engines!

Well done Flying Coney you have made me smile as you both are listening to a true marine mechanic and doing it the right way as John said that motor is going to purr like a kitten

Woohoo the engine starts and doesn't seem to have any major problems good news all around, well done John, and great news for Daniel & Barbra

What a top motor mechanic !

I am always glad to see you both.

Thank you for your effort putting these videos together and documenting your work on Flying Coney! It's a pleasure to watch!

Note to the editor: A Daf 1160 is a musical instrument. No theatrical music needed. Can you make a few short videos of just the engine sound next time it is running? You will be surprised by the number of views.

I am so glad for your successful maintenance and bring the engine back to live, well done!!

The engine's sound good maybe just a inspection using a scope to look into the engine and a gasket replacement.

Wonderful!👍👍👍👍

Brilliant job!!🎉🎉🎉

A really enjoyable episode. John was clearly a great help. I hope others can help.

5k hours isn't much for a truck, however, on a boat, all of the hours are up hill/loaded hours. John did a quick check for crankcase pressure when he put his hand over one of the oil filler caps, it looked good from my end, no smoke from the filler, his hand wasn't pushed away from the opening. If it were mine, I would motor it to your home port, do an oil sample to see what the insides are like. The sample will tell you if there are high amounts of wear metals, lead/tin, copper, iron, coolant traces, fuel traces, etc. It would be wise to supply the sample testing facility a sample of the clean oil you put in it to kind of get a baseline on what the oil starts with as to what the used sample contents are. Another reason for oil in the intake aside from low RPM operation, dirty/diluted oil is a plugged air filter. Funny to see a filter on a boat, normally I saw just a fine mesh screen. If the filter is plugged, the compressor will actually pull oil past the seal on the inlet and into the compressed side. Me, retired from Cummins Engine Co after 30 years, I have a wee bit of experience!😁. Wish I could be there to lend a hand!

Excellent team working on that engine.

Your mechanic seems like such a cool dude. He sounds just like Sean bean

🎉🎉🎉 I been waiting all week for this video!!!!

Well done guys! Your engine sounds great!

You're a good man, John. I only wish I had some skills that would help, sadly that is not the case. I hope others who do have the skills step forward to ensure this lovely old boat gets a new lease on life. Thank for sahring.

Another awesome video guys!!!!😊

John is an old school and damn good engineers.

Well done, thank you

Love the ship, love you guys, love John, love the DAF

That man is a legend. Great work John and go team!!!

Fun fact: some/alot of times you can pull the key out of the panel while the engine is running with these daf engine panels

You all are doing amazing work.

What a FANTASTIC TEAM.......

Well done 👍.

John your aye star mate you explain things really well thy are so lucky to have you on board.greetings from New Zealand 🇳🇿

Well done

A super video and project!!!! Love the music! Great travels!

Awesome video. I love how analog old diesels are!

Congratulations on a successful engine maintenance!

Well done John what a lovely sound to the engine purrs lovely 😊😊

Love the music, AND the story, Thank you

R34 for me please although the R35 is also good. My son just bought a R31 RB20NA in extremely good condition converted manual gearbox. I remember growing up the R30 with stove pate tail lights and 2.8L motor were groundbreaking. Very good episode thanks.

Congrats on a grand old engine . Should give you both good service.

After all that work you guys & girls should give that engine a nice new coat of paint so it looks as good as it feels. New paint helps you spot new leaks or soot I try to keep my truck diesel engine spotless and painted real nice!

You need to send a sample of the oil off for analysis, that will give you a better idea of what's going on in the engine by looking for various metals and chemicals. Standard practice in the trucking industry here in the US.

"It's Alive!!!"

Good job John! Lovely old engine. Look after it and it will look after you.

Duidelijke uitleg voor onderhoud van de motor. 👍🏻👍🏻

Loved this video. I never miss one. John is a treasure! So are you two! I don’t think I have mentioned that I love your music selections: the rock-a-billy, bluegrass, and lesser known Country classics. Which one of you picks the music? You have great taste!

Super ❤

Barbara does all the work!😋

I would make a compression test to asess the valves & piston ring conditions, depending on the results maybe a leakdown test to determine eventual cause of origin. While doing the compression test, have the injectors serviced, and go from there, The condition of the injectors will give you an idea about the injection pump condition. I would clean the Separ fuel filter / water separator between the storage tanks and the daytanks and eventually drain and clean the storage tanks, but no rush in this. It helps to recirculate & filter modern fuel in storage every 2-3weeks to eliminate stratification and moisture, as well as add some storage additives... I'll probably write you an email with more details if you're interested. Keep up the good work!!!

Thanks for the oil filter & fuel line tutorial. Gonna do mine in the next couple of weeks… brilliant timing…. Thx :)😊

Tell John he should start his own RU-vid channel. What a delightful man, thoroughly enjoyed all the information he shared with us.

I LIKE MY FILTERS SNUG DOWN A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER NOTHING WRONG WITH 30 OR 40 WEIGHT OIL I WOULD USE 30 SINGLE OIL YOU-ALL ARE DOING A SUPER GREAT JOB 😊

Thanks

I am a long ago US Navy veteran. Worked on most everything as well a sailed across the Pacific Ocean on a genuine Liberty ship (USS Tutuila ARG-4). You have learned to do the basic maintenance. Just keep it up and most machinery will last nearly forever. Sunshine and following seas. Have fun.

If there is diesel in the oil I would be looking for the source of contamination.I agree with you,I have always topped up the filter,it makes sense.Roly🇬🇧.

The old mechanical engines were built to last. The new diesels are 1/2 the size with twice the power, but very little ability to take punishment. Diesel in the oil after sitting usually means injector nozzle drip. That can be because of wax build up from years of sitting and or running to cold, or just crappy fuel. Would recommend injector rebuild or the near future.

Anti freeze is not only anti freeze, it's also anti corrosion. Never ever use only water.

Yes I always fill the filter. I am 58 and have never blown up an engine that I maintained.

Bit of advice if you'd like to hear it: ------- It's a good idea to have your batteries isolated from the metal framing that they're sitting on. For two reasons: 1. The battery charge can slowly be drained via external contact with the hull ground, & 2. If you have a slow grounding drain on the charge, it can lead to further corrosion across the hull structure. This is easily fixed by sitting the batteries in a small wooden tray/open-topped box. And even better if you line the tray/box with rubber. If you have a securing metal strap, line the under-side of that with rubber also.

When you started an engine who had being stopped for a longer time (about one months) you should press the stop button until you can see the oil pressure had going up to the normal pressure.

Eeby gum lad great job John

I guess a good sized ultrasonic bath would be quite helpful. Seeing the pipes of the keel cooling, isnt that quite some water resistance while sailing?

Awesome! Never knew that DAF made marine engines as well...

Well done! That’s a very well made engine which will give you thousands of hours if serviced regularly. I ask of a favour….when running the engine in the next video, please do not play background music. The engine itself is music to my ears.