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BTW. The old props were so badly chipped off that they were barely over 20 inches left and I could still go post to post on 4 corners in my slip to remove lines.

24 with 16 pitch, 3 blade.

Thank you all for the info. When I run the calculations it comes out around 20 inch. With 18 pitch. My old props although battered gave me good control and the PO said performance was good. The old battered props were MI Fed. 24 with 16 pitch. 3 blade. I was considering going to a smaller...

Greetings All and thanks for your time. I'm trying to figure out the best props for my 1987 Marine Trader 47ft tradewinds trawler-motor yacht. I have 1.75 inch shafts and VOLVO PENTA TAMD40B engines 165 HP each. Does anyone have experience with this boat? My old props were beyond repair but...

Doug you seem to know more about the TAMD40B than anyone else I've seen here. I've been thinking about replacement of the valve springs. I've adjusted the valves a couple times but I'm concerned about doing the valve springs. Is there a good resource for the procedure? Do I need to used air...

Thanks for the reply. I know I need the pump rebuilt but I thought that using ether I would at least get it to pop/fire or show some sign of life. Any engine with air, fuel compression etc. It appears that om getting puffs of smoke out of the intake. Shouldn't be anything coming out, I don't...

Westerbeke 6kw same issues I still can't get my 6kw started, same issues. How do you change/set timing? Engine won't fire even with ether.

Don't buy a boat with out seeing it first hand. I'm sure you could do better locally. Don't be in a hurry, shop until you find what you need.

Doubtful of that being water, it would most likely be the clear or yellow diesel you got at the gas station. If that was water in the level your engines would be DEAD.

I think maybe you are correct, this engine turns about half as fast as the port counter unit. Now I just need to figure out how to get the starter unit out correctly. Did you use any particular manual or docs to remove yours? Thanks again!

Thanks for all your input! On further inspection, the cable/stud that's getting hot/smoking is not the positive or negative battery cable, it is the smaller post that has a short cable going directly from the solenoid smaller post into the starter body. Thanks again for your help.

Greetings and thank you for taking the time to read this. I am still in the process of getting my "New to me" Tradewinds started for the first time. I know in order to get fuel primed and back up to the injectors after cleaning out my tanks etc. I need to crank the engine for a bit...

Still not getting any fuel to the injectors TAMD40B Im not getting any fuel past the injector pump. These engines have been sitting for about 7-8 years without being run but I have changed all the fluids and filters as well as scrubbed the fuel tanks and lines as well as the the fuel that was...

Thanks again, I really appreciate your time and assistance. One other thing you mentioned was a "Fuel Stop" . Last night when I was working on this issue I found that a lot of the fuel was being pumped into the return feed line. I was getting some fuel to the first injector and but that was...

Lepke, forgive my ignorance but what are you talking about when you say "set the governor to full revolutions"? Thanks!

I will try your suggestions, for the injector pump. Thanks Lepke, as I said the Lift pump does seem to work with the manual pump lever but im not getting anything to the injectors, tried bleeding at the injector itself but not at the filter, ill start there and continue with the manual pump...

Greetings and thanks for taking the time to read this. I recently purchased a Marine Trader with two TAMD40B motors. Can somebody tell me what drives the the main injector pump, does it run of the internal gears driven by the pully on the front of the motor with the belts? The left pump seems...

They are TAMD40B.

Greetings, I'm trying to get my tamdd40 started for the first time after buying the boat and changing all the filters. What drives the main fuel pump? I'm thinking it's driven internally but pushed by one of the pulleys connected by the belts, is that correct? My manual lift pump seems to be...

Old fuel O just went through a similar problem, unfortunately draining the water won't fix the problem. You probably have islands of microbes floating in your fuel. The only thing you can do is pump out each tank, clean them and filter what's leftover back through a polisher or just dispose...