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Bill Hudson
New member
Username: tbhudson
Post Number: 1
Registered: 01-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 06:02 pm: | 
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Just bought a sailboat with a Ford Lehman engine. Has just over 4000 hours. Has been babied all its life. Not familiar with diesels at all.
Any suggestions as to a maintainance schedule or things I should look out for? Previous owner really looked after her--couldn't get any cleaner in the engine compartment. |
JUST-IN-TIME
Senior Member
Username: justintime
Post Number: 3084
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 11:06 pm: |
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oil and fuel filters are key and coolant |
Dwight Brooker
Member
Username: sailmaster
Post Number: 68
Registered: 05-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 07:18 am: |
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Valve clearances are checked periodically. Check them to establish a baseline and check them every 500 to 1000 hours or as the maintenance manual recommends. |
mike green
Visitor
| | Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 - 04:34 pm: |
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Change the oil in the injector pump regualarly |
Bill Hudson
New member
Username: tbhudson
Post Number: 2
Registered: 01-2008
| | Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 - 04:44 pm: |
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I have been told to change the oil every 100-150 hours of operation. No problem. What is the "injector pump"? |
