James, DO NOT try to start a diesel engine with starting ether. This will cause serious damage to the engine. Ether’s lower flash point will force the cylinder back before it has reached the

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Not sure what size the power feeder is. I can tell you it is the standard heavy US 50A 220V yellow wire. We use this wire because the factory Amel black cable spectacularly caught fire in early

Let us know the outcome once the compression test is performed. I am very curious about this. I hope the group can help you solve the problem. With best regards, Mark Super Maramu

Hi Jamie, I have had a compression test done on a 75 hp Volvo. The injectors are removed and the test pressure gauge is attached to the hole for each cylinder at a time and the engine turned over by

When we sprayed the WD40, the throttle was in the idle position; however, we have verified the throttle cable is operating OK. I feel that it should have at least "burped." I am going to do a

James, Was the throttle wide open when the WD40 was sprayed into the air intake? Was the throttle control verified that the cable is opening the throttle at the engine? Not having the

Good morning Jamie, I have been reading your troubles… I won’t be able to contribute solving the issue, but this reminds me last winter when I was in Fort Lauderdale. I thought my Volvo TDM 22 P

What size wire is your shore power feeder? Is it factory Amel or a modified system? Mine is 4mm2 and yet there is a 32A breaker in the lazarette (as I see you have) feeding the generator/shore power

Mark, thanks for the suggestions. As you can see this is a perplexing problem and I still do not know the culprit, but I have systematically ruled out many things. We isolated the fuel system by

I use a pair of ascendeurs to go up the mast solo. You can get them from any climbing shop. I use one on a climbing harness and the other in a tape loop knotted at the bottom to provide two short foot

On Pereginus, a 53', when the inverter was installed in 2013, the bus bars in the 230V AC panel were cut and separated at the bottom two breakers: microwave and outlets. When on shore power, the

I have to agree with Bill regarding the fact: What if the issue is external to the engine. Personally I would like to know for certain if the engine is shot, or not. As for the compression check. I

Let me see if I can do it. They should be able to quote me. Thanks, Jamie On Saturday, November 14, 2015 3:08 PM, James Wendell wrote: Thanks for the support Bill. Good comments

Thanks for the support Bill. Good comments indeed - I am still pondering a plan of attack based on all the feedback I have gotten. Unfortunately, no one has yet given me any conclusive evidence as to

I had compression checks on all cylinders on my Volvo TMD22 when I was searching for the reason for low rpms. It was done in an hour and wasn't too expensive. Kent

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After going as high as my bosun's chair can get me, I am able to get above the mast to work by tying loops on each end of a ten foot strap to create stirrups, looping one end over the top of the mast,