Possibly the most Dangar Stu episode ever - all the elements present: Sikaflex saves the day, outboard repair, mates help out, Coopers, Eddie gets bored waiting, Detroit removal, fluids in the bilge, guest-appearance dog, chook stroking. Great breakfast television
Stu, I cannot explain how satisfying to watch things come out easy for you. The fact you had to take it out at all was difficult, but that you put in the work to make it easier to remove later paid off (you always have to remove it later, whatever "it" is). I have learned the hard way to do it right the first time, which makes it easier to do it right the second time. I know in my projects, I research as much as possible and then do the work, only to find out I did not know what I did not know, which necessitated doing it again, but this time with experience. I finally get it right, with a few hard knocks along the way, but I don't let that stop me from trying. Cheers, mate!
Thanks Seth. I agree, it doesn't seem to matter how much research you do, when you are doing something you aren't familiar with there is always some piece of experience you were lacking that means you need to revist the job once or twice.
Stu this is definitely one of your bit sweet video. On hand your new engine will become newer. On the other hard to see all your hard work before have to come back out. For those that think owning a boat is easy, they need to watch all your videos on this project from the beginning of time....
I could do most anything, and I bought a 79 VW Rabbit diesel. The first thing I noticed - was the airbox was soaked with oil. So one day, about a year after I bought, I was driving 80 kmph. All of sudden, the car took off heading for 120 kmph and I had my foot on the brakes, grabbed the park and lifted them. I looked in the rear mirror and there were NO cars - or transports. Just a white/blue smoke, it blotted out the sun. I had already turned off the ignition, so it was running only on crankcase oil. It went for about a km. George was my guy. He started on VW's in 1965 and he was a Lic diesel guy too. He was a big red haired Scotsman. For 2 decades - he was my go to guy. I always paid him in cash - and kept his beer fridge loaded. Cheers!
Your determination and dedication to Renko is something to envy. Trying to catch up on the last few videos. Sad to see the engine come out but anticipating the future when you're treasure hunting.
I know how mentally hard is to do a job twice same time I admire your passions, keep going mate the satisfaction of knowing in the end everything will be fine out of mainly your own work is priceless
This is like we just went back many months. I'm sure Adrian will get you fixed right up. I run a fiber coupling gear on the back of our compressors to protect the geartrains of the Detroit and the connector with the spring and nylon. I'm sure he knows what I'm talking about. Can't wait to see the failed ring or rings. Thanks!!!
I used to watch your channel just for info on outboards. Then you bought this boat and the content changed. I thought what the heck?!? Kinda pissed me off. Then I realized I own 7 boats, grew up on yachts and I’m a machinist/ metal worker. Perfect fit for someone like me. Love your channel Stu! Thank you for great content. Just thought I’d say something in kind, and if you’re in Florida, I’d love to buy you a few beers. 👍
I have a '42 Willys MB jeep that I had to pull the engine and transmission 3 times, this year, due to oil leaks and synchro issues. Was increasingly more aggressive with the oil leaks, bolt sealants, etc. with each rebuild, etc. - still leaks, just not hemorrhaging oil anymore. Good luck!!! Old engines just love to leak or weep oil
Jeep and Detroit tend to be territorial. They eventually mark their spots. Our YJ, KJ and CUCV all do. I'm betting it won't be too long before the JLU and JT join in.
My Buddy's family all time projects with the number of Beers it'll take to complete the job. But a cold one gives one time to think out any problems. Here's thinking good thoughts to you, Jeff in LA USA
Made my day! That is exactly how i would mount the contact as well. This was a perfect episode. Friends, tools, work, fun, plans, chickens. A excellent format. Tnx
Wow! Action packed classic Dangar episode including teardowns, spills, lifting stuff before figuring out where to put it down, dogs, beer and a throwback to outboards. Sets a pretty high bar for the rest of 2020.
Adrian has a nice Heeler! I have had two myself Mic Mic and Girly, I miss them. Glad your doing the engine. Looking forward to the rebuild repair video. Best wishes be safe. 👍
Stu, I laughed so hard... "... send my lawn off to be mowed!!!" I have never heard that one before. As a bartender at one time I thought I'd heard them all. Thanks!
At first I was sad when I read the title. But as usual, a most entertaining watch. Love seeing you and your buddies solving problems. Best thing I've watched this week! Cheers from Canada, mate!
what a pain having to take out the engine for repair, and to keep a sense of humour during the stress of it all your a better man than me, would a auxiliary engine of some kind be worth a thought for the future adventures, it has its advantages.
We've seen you repair a heat exchanger on one friends boat with a tube of goo, today it's a fuel pump. Can't wait to see you repair a piston or block next. Better living through chemistry.
18V fans cordless (or for that matter a small 12-24v fan) in the engine bay, bit of airflow makes all the difference in the heat.... Also, Deutsch plugs, available in all sorts of configurations, easy to install, beautiful to work with. Good for umbilicals that might need to be disconnected with the balance of the "harness" left on the engine. Good to see you having an easier time of things now that it's all been done well. 👍👍
Love all the little extra odd ball snippets of info in these videos. My little outboard has similar problems... I'm going to have a look at the fuel pump next season.
Hey Stu, best of luck with the repairs. Kind of a bummer to have to pull it again, but on the other hand, I really enjoyed the video and hope it gets zillions of views to help offset this unexpected hiccup. Be well.
You can do a temporary fuel diapham by cutting the palm out of a rubber glove and putting the reequired punctures for fasteners. Can get you home in apinch.
Big job. Nicely done. Couple of suggestions: Use Copaslip on the exhaust manifold bolts and any other nuts/bolts that may corrode/rust and seize. Have a look at Metrinch sockets/spanners.
I had to use one of those roll up cutting mats to make a temporary replacement for a pulse fuel pump a few years ago. The temporary replacement is still working. 😂
Some deja-vu here. I spent many years taking diesels (Lister, Sabb and Yanmar) out of my commercial fishing vessels, and putting them back again. The fun ones were new engines in, but as for the rest...! I'm looking forward to the next episodes.
Hey Capt., are you aware of accumulators? It can hold a few quarts of oil to supply the engine if the pump gets starved. Include a solenoid to keep it shut with switch off, and it will retain pressure for start up too. Look for a dep pan and add baffles to help keep the oil in the well. Grey RTV is a modern DIY gasket used by the entire automotive industry. A small bead on the inner edges is all you need. Great stuff!
@@DangarMarine You're welcome. It's a motor sports product, of bladder or piston style. Precharged to your minimum oil pressure and it will fill the container with the excess pressure (up to oil pump pressure, till relief valve kicks in). It's economical compared to a dry sump system.
Congrats on getting this all resolved! To add to your "to do"/improvements list, put hinges on the solar/canopy at the wheelhouse so you can just detach the after cables and winch it vertical to access the engine bay. Just winch it back down with engine out or whatever and you still get power from it. Hmmm, the 4(?) brackets aren't in line so hinging would be a really difficult engineering problem. Ah well it was a good idea... :) RichE San Diego, CA
Oh mate what a bummer having to pull that chunk of iron out. I bet you never thought you'd have to do that again in your life time. Ya gotta really love the ocean to own a boat, they take so much time and money to keep going
Great video Stu.. I will be looking forward to seeing work done by Adrain.. I am trying to soak up as much 2 stroke knowledge as I can. A product similar to that sikiflex that Scott (BGM) has me hooked up on it permatex right stuff. Man that stuff is good. It’s says it can be put into service almost immediately and it does dry up fast.. I once fixed a bug eye sprite carb with some cut off tubing for an o-ring, because nobody has a carb kit on the shelf for an SU carb here in the states.
You really need that deep pan. I've seen Detroit's swapped into boats using the highway pan, they don't last long and the results are usually catastrophic.
Yeah great idea,absolutely stay away from cast aluminium,they rot out quick smart in a wet bilge,on my dads prawn trawler we got two and a half years out of the pan on a engine swap.
@Right Above You no baffling usually in truck or tractor engines used for marine use,the only variation is the cooling and exhaust manifold which are marinised.The Volvo penta and yanma or Isuzu engines which are used commonly in yachts or power boats all have the above in common,the exhaust and cooling manifold modifications.
G'day Stu, Great episode , seeing all the runabouts hanging of Renko's aprin string made me think you might need to upgrade the fridge at this rate , Just a thought ..! Much Respect from Shellharbour NSW
I feel your pain Stu. Just finished rebuilding a 300HPDI Yammie (first time I messed with one of these). It leaned out and blew piston in the first hour. Time for another rebuild and sort out what went wrong.
@@DangarMarine Yep and from all accounts the Yamaha 3.3L HPDI's are very sensitive to AFR as they run very lean from factory. Everything has to be perfect.
What agreat video, like everything, it's the diagnostics that leads to the fault...... Worked on loads of 2 strokes in my life but marine is different again.. As for engine removal from vessels......done loads with a hiad😀 Really enjoy your videos, so hoping one day I'll get my own vessel in UK
I took a different route instead of repairing my old gasoline inboard engine with saildrive in my sailboat. Converting it to electric drive instead after it started leaking oil. Really fun project during the wintertime. And I'm looking forward to not having to deal with the engine oil or rawwater cooling anymore. I also have a gasoline outboard on the boat for making long passages, but for maneuvering to and from the dock the outboard is not ideal. Prefer the inboard those times.
On the Inline 6-71's that we used for Generator Sets, we found that you need to put then rebuilt engine under as full a load as possible as soon as they are a warmed up. If you allow the engine to just idle, the liners can get washed out with Fuel. I found that the engines that were put under full load as soon as warmed up lasted quite a bit longer and had a lot less Oil Usage. As for Lio Leaks, you are correct, if you keep up on them you can cut down or just about eliminate the leaks.
Dyin' when you took your hand off the shore power. 🤣 Classic. Looks a lot like me when I work on a cooling system..."OK, got a bucket to catch the coolant"
