Southx10
Veteran Member
Hello Everybody
I'll get right to it. New here and new to trawlers.
I have a 1985 Marine Trader with a 108 hp Ford American with a Simms injector pump. This pump has oil in it and requires changing.
Now in Jan 2017 injector pump failed and was rebuilt. After re-install engIne cranked right up and ran great. We left St Augustine for Marathon, fl. After arrival I changed engine oil and went to drain injector pump but only got about 6 oz out. Filled with oil (16oz). A month goes by we moved boat to mooring. Checked oil level and down 6 oz. Checked every so often and oil always low, always topped up. I have oil under engine, no visable leaks. Placed oil diaper under pump on top of raw water pump. 2 weeks and oil is low, not a speck on diaper but more under engine, engine oil level is stable. This is a static leak, meaning the engine has not been started in more than 5 months. I can't find any indications of a leak anywhere.
HELP!!!
Greg
I'll get right to it. New here and new to trawlers.
I have a 1985 Marine Trader with a 108 hp Ford American with a Simms injector pump. This pump has oil in it and requires changing.
Now in Jan 2017 injector pump failed and was rebuilt. After re-install engIne cranked right up and ran great. We left St Augustine for Marathon, fl. After arrival I changed engine oil and went to drain injector pump but only got about 6 oz out. Filled with oil (16oz). A month goes by we moved boat to mooring. Checked oil level and down 6 oz. Checked every so often and oil always low, always topped up. I have oil under engine, no visable leaks. Placed oil diaper under pump on top of raw water pump. 2 weeks and oil is low, not a speck on diaper but more under engine, engine oil level is stable. This is a static leak, meaning the engine has not been started in more than 5 months. I can't find any indications of a leak anywhere.
HELP!!!
Greg