hi gang, now as the discussion is about ATF - I was wondering if it has to be ATF Type A as required by Hurth. As Type A is not very common anymore is it ok to use any ATF Dexron 2 or 3 (what is

Hi Lisa, The strange coppery clour is the the correct ATF oil. Thats its colour and less than a litre is correct. Danny SM 299 )cean Pearl

Hi Lisa, He just messed up your gearbox. The only oil to use in it is ATF (automatic Transmission fluid). You will need to drain, flush and refill with ATF. I would then run t for an hour or so and

Hi Lisa, If your engine revs are as normal and are not changing and you have a similar type of gearbox to the SM it is definitely possible that the gearbox is the issue. It is a wet plate gearbox

Lisa, the Volvo MD22 is the same engine as the Prima M50, just green. It still has been manufactured by Perkins, but painted by Volvo. The Hurth Gearbox needs transmission fluid (ATF) and not engine

ZF has a base here in Fort Lauderdale. Let me know if i can help you. Porter Porter McRoberts S/V Ibis: Amel 54-#152 Ft. Lauderdale www.fouribis.com portermcroberts@...

Lisa, It might be wise to begin the process of locating a replacement transmission. It sounds like you have probably found your problem. I was able to continue to use my boat with the

John! I had a similar issue. Changed the impeller 2 times… noticed a little too much pressure in the hose from the impeller to the heat exchanger. Diagnosis: 9at the time) missing vanes in the

Update: changed the gearbox oil as a precaution even though it was just changed 1 month ago in Le Marin. Less than a liter drained out. Also, it had a strange, coppery look to it. Ran engine oil

They are low profile. I ordered replacement gaskets from lewmar. The one for the salon worked great. The forward hatches were too thick. So… I removed the gaskets. scrubbed all the crud off,

Your transmission could be different from mine. I have a HurthZF25 transmission. If you have the same you can only use automatic transmissionfluid (ATF) Type A. The fluidshould be checked when

Thanks so much for all of the responses. We are checking the transmission and gearbox now. Question: when do you normally check the gearbox oil - while the engine is running and/or warm, or when it

O sorry! Von meinem iPad gesendet Am 17.12.2017 um 13:08 schrieb JEFFREY KRAUS jmkraus@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...>:

HelloJef, What a wonderful thing! In fact we leave Mindelo tomorrow and will be in Le Marin probably in 2 weeks, our place in the marina is reserved from jan.6 We will love it to meet other Amelians

Hi Jeff, We’re game – It’llbe a long walk for us to get there but I think it’ll be worth it. We’ll keep aneye on Spirit while you are away. Please let us know if you need anything.

Good Morning Amelians, I just returned from Martinique, and plan to return before 1/2. I'm going to bring some oysters and scallops with me (which I grow and catch respectively), and hope to set up a

Yes Jeff I would like to know that too. Also I need to replace the compact of the blind/ mosquito screen on all these hatches - I think Lewmar won’t any longer supply so how does one get those

We have had similar, recurrent problems on our SM #240. For some reason, the impellers we buy for the Onan have a tendency to lose blades, which then get trapped. By comparison, we have not noted that

Good Morning Amelians, I need to change the gaskets on the forward hatches. I did the saloon hatch a couple years ago, and seem to remember the gasket was a 1 piece gasket that I got from lewmar.