Scott, Unfortunately, you will need a Volvo certified mechanic with the latest Volvo software on his laptop. Hopefully it is not a dead Volvo computer, or two. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas

Hello Everyone. No one asked me but that never seems to stop me... A. Dry major consideration when repowering is to be sure and get a diesel that has an isolated negative electrical system. Also

Mark, Reading your reply, I realized that I left out an important fact ,that my engine is a Volvo TMD22a . So my exchanger may be different from yours. I suspect it is, I see no where ,where a O ring

Hi Pat, It sounds asthough you are on the right track. The ends shouldbe sealed with a rubber o-ring. Depending on the engine type there aresometimes 2 o-rings. There should not be silicone.

We have also put some Raymarine instruments in the past 2 or 3 years. You only asked two questions, but I may drone on and give you more answers; I can only hope that at least two of them are

Hi Bill, we replaced the TMD 22 with the Volvo D2 75. We retained the same Hurth (ZF) gearbox and it was a perfect fit. The engine mounts were in exactly the same place so bolted to the Amel rail

One more thing about the Yanmar 4JH4HTE... When talking to Yanmar in Ft Lauderdale, and New Jersey(?) I couldn’t find anyone who had a clue about a “floating” ground like Amel uses. Temp and

Bill , I assumed the thread would be metric,Thanks for the info. Pat SM#123

Hi Bill, I repowered 4 1/2 years ago replaced Volvo TMD22 78 HP with Yanmar 4JH4HTE 110HP (the 4JH3 100HP was replaced by the 4JH4). The new engine dropped right in, required new mounting holes in

Ryan, Let me give you the short answer: The AC "Earth" is not part of the Amel Bonding system. The two systems were designed to stand alone. However, when Amel chose the Calpeda 220VAC Saltwater pump

Pat, I believe that all electro-solenoid gas installations on SMs and 54s that I have seen are 3/8" pipe thread with a Burkert 6013 series solenoid valve. See the attached. Best, CW Bill

Ian, Thanks for that! Hope the install goes smoothly and come in below budget! Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Solomon’s Is, MD, USA

Thank you very much Bill. @SAV has nothing in stock at the moment. As informed by Amel La Rochelle there is a delay in production. That being the reason I posted this message on the forum. Regards

Hi Bill, I can answer all your questions in about two weeks time. I am now 71 ( Judy is of coursemuch younger) and hope to have at least ten more years afloat. You will have seen from past posts

After a nice short day sail today, we were approaching Katakolo, Greece and I started the Volvo D3-110 (rev c) on my A54 and after a few minutes at idle, engaged into forward gear and about 30 seconds

Hi Bill, Your post makes me wonder if I am misinformed. I thought the AC ground (not the neutral) from the shore power cable was connected to the bonding system (possibly via a galvanic isolator, if

I have had my heat exchanger off several times over the years ,and reinstalled it as the previous owner had and not questioned it ,until now. I have had an overheating issue for years and am resolved

Mark, As Bill just suggested ,this may have been installed by the previous owner. There is no 12 or 24 breaker that I can find, just going to redo it in 24v.,moving on to other problems. Thanks, Pat

Bill, I have been trying to see a photo of the galley area on another SM of my vintage,no luck. I think cannot find the power source and think I will just replace the switch and solenoid with 24v .

Alan, Good points. All, This "ground issue" gets very confusing to most people. Let me add to the confusion, or maybe add some humor...you be the judge: The Amel Bonding System is NOT a GROUND. Amel