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Post by naughtyfox on Jan 14, 2019 17:39:57 GMT
The comment about Tony was in jest. I apologise to Tony for it if the comment causes upset etc. Comment made in humour but back fired a bit. Don't delete it - I like it when u make a Twat of yourself
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 14, 2019 17:41:02 GMT
I have not changed a fuel filter on our engine yet, but want to do the next one. I have watched it be changed twice by two different blokes - the first one made a bit of us fuss and charged £20, the second man did it with no stress at all and charged £10. Although when I change it, I'll probably do it in a boatyard where a mechanic's help is nearby if I cock it up. Fuel filter change is a piece of piss, just a bit tedious if like mine, your lift pump moves about a quarter of a teaspoon's worth of diesel every stroke. I normally start off by putting a washing-up bowl with a bin liner liner beneath it to catch the diesel that falls out, I then take this up front and shovel cold ash from the ash carrier into it to absorb it. Then I chuck it in the stove, a bit at a time as I'm too mean to waste 10p worth of diesel.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2019 17:42:53 GMT
oil was made for burning
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 14, 2019 17:43:18 GMT
The comment about Tony was in jest. I apologise to Tony for it if the comment causes upset etc. Comment made in humour but back fired a bit. It's too late for regret now Old Son, Dickhead Dunkley's crack team of no-win no-fee libel lawyers are hovering round your boat like vultures already.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jan 14, 2019 17:46:33 GMT
In our case the fuel level in the tank is higher than the intake/outtake pipes, so you don't need to use the lift pump but gravity does it all for you, the filter just fills up by itself. The messy bit is having to remove the pipes and holding them high up and putting your finger over them before removing/replacing the filter.
I forget how it went exactly, last time (in July 2017 in Goole), perhaps next time (before this coming Summer) I should take photos to remind myself, and to enlighten all here.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2019 17:46:34 GMT
Anyway I reckon @donkey has two alternators not three.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2019 17:48:19 GMT
The comment about Tony was in jest. I apologise to Tony for it if the comment causes upset etc. Comment made in humour but back fired a bit. It's too late for regret now Old Son, Dickhead Dunkley's crack team of no-win no-fee libel lawyers are hovering round your boat like vultures already. I think they need a land address and a genuine name.
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Post by kris on Jan 14, 2019 17:49:06 GMT
Anyway I reckon @donkey has two alternators not three. Is that a psychic assement? Or a physical one?
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 14, 2019 17:51:53 GMT
In our case the fuel level in the tank is higher than the intake/outtake pipes, so you don't need to use the lift pump but gravity does it all for you, the filter just fills up by itself. The messy bit is having to remove the pipes and holding them high up and putting your finger over them before removing/replacing the filter. I'm surprised that's not a BSS fail to be honest, best practice has always been that diesel tanks do not gravity feed an engine but that the fuel has to be lifted out via a stacker pipe.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2019 17:52:22 GMT
Psychic. I did not look at his engine when I went on the boat as was mainly concentrating on the fact he was giving me Stella (!) and fosters (!) and doing the locks. Luckily I found a nice 6 inch double wall stainless flue terminal in one of the locks. Not that I need it. But quite honestly I don't think it has 4 alternators on it. Would be interesting if it did
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Post by kris on Jan 14, 2019 17:54:18 GMT
Psychic. I did not look at his engine when I went on the boat as was mainly concentrating on the fact he was giving me Stella (!) and fosters (!) and doing the locks. Luckily I found a nice 6 inch double wall stainless flue terminal in one of the locks. Not that I need it. But quite honestly I don't think it has 4 alternators on it. Would be interesting if it did Your skills never fail to amaze me.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jan 14, 2019 17:55:52 GMT
In our case the fuel level in the tank is higher than the intake/outtake pipes, so you don't need to use the lift pump but gravity does it all for you, the filter just fills up by itself. The messy bit is having to remove the pipes and holding them high up and putting your finger over them before removing/replacing the filter. I'm surprised that's not a BSS fail to be honest, best practice has always been that diesel tanks do not gravity feed an engine but that the fuel has to be lifted out via a stacker pipe. I have no idea how the fuel comes out of the fuel tank. The intake pipe has a shut-off valve (swing handle) to prevent fuel from getting to the engine. I have asked for a similar valve to be put on the out-take pipe (excess fuel flows back into the tank) but was told narrowboats don't usually have them as they are unecessary (but Shire Cruisers' fleet are fitted with them). BSS men seem to have been happy with what we have. In the photo (last page) you can see clearly these in/out pipes and the valve. Of course, the fuel level in the tank is only higher than those pipes when it is (ie. tank full). 3/4 or half a tank means the level will be lower.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2019 17:56:29 GMT
krisI realise that Plus of course the forward visibility issue. Do you think he has 3 alternators on the engine ? Including calling a travelpower type arrangement an alternator (which it is). I think not.
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Post by kris on Jan 14, 2019 17:58:40 GMT
I wouldn't have thought there are three alternators, but without seeing it I have no idea. You do get people who have some funny ideas about how boats should be set up.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2019 18:02:27 GMT
It's too late for regret now Old Son, Dickhead Dunkley's crack team of no-win no-fee libel lawyers are hovering round your boat like vultures already. I think they need a land address and a genuine name. Happy to provide if needed. Sorry Tony - begs forgiveness.........
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