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- Sun Dec 23, 2018 11:01 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Engine cannot start
- Replies: 36
- Views: 49750
Re: Engine cannot start
This has to be some kind of joke???
- Thu Dec 21, 2017 10:34 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Common Rail Engine 48/60 cr
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14640
Re: Common Rail Engine 48/60 cr
How often do you clean your fuel filters? Do you clean them because they get clogged? This filters are not there to clean your fuel, they are there to warn you that something is wrong. Yes, they may very well be automatic, they still has the same purpose; warn you and protect the engine. Have you an...
- Sat Apr 01, 2017 9:21 am
- Forum: Crew Mess
- Topic: One of those sights you can do without
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3371
Re: One of those sights you can do without
Why? Unless he caused the problem I really do not see any reason to be depressed.
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 11:47 am
- Forum: Crew Mess
- Topic: Fatigue at sea
- Replies: 25
- Views: 13595
Re: Fatigue at sea
Close to 27 years at sea, tankers almost all the way. First 10 years ULCC and then Suezmax. Love my job (probably something that should be diagnosed and treated..) but seriously looking for something ashore. The trade I am currently in used to be really high quality in all aspects; all parties invol...
- Sun Nov 24, 2013 6:36 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Low charge air pressure
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11257
Re: Low charge air pressure
Have you measured P-comp?
Was fuel injectionpumps and injectors overhauled at same time?
Anything done with camshaft or geartrain?
As mentioned above, measure pressuredrop across scav.air cooler (anything above 2-250mm-clean it..)
Was fuel injectionpumps and injectors overhauled at same time?
Anything done with camshaft or geartrain?
As mentioned above, measure pressuredrop across scav.air cooler (anything above 2-250mm-clean it..)
- Mon Apr 09, 2012 2:24 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Alfa-Laval CIP system.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6215
Re: Alfa-Laval CIP system.
If you have to open your purifiers every 2000hours you are doing something wrong and need to look into how you operate them (discharge intervals, product temperature). I have served several years on a ship with 9 purifiers (5 LO running 24/7 and 4 HFO 2 in service-2 in stby); when 3rd engineers did ...
- Tue Apr 26, 2011 1:50 am
- Forum: Crew Mess
- Topic: Smart Ships
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8289
Re: Smart Ships
Whats new? Built, tested and discarded by norwegian owners 10 yaers ago. However-oil majors are pushing for online supervision of vessel routing and performance so guess we will see it again within a year or two.
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:23 am
- Forum: Crew Mess
- Topic: ABS Nautical Systems Software
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6266
Re: ABS Nautical Systems Software
Far from user friendly, but one learns to deal with it. The software has some old-fashion functions (like "creating workorders", a totally worthless function, also f***s up the workplanning if you are not carefull; next duedate is calcuklated based on the date you created the WO not the da...
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:04 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: LT Pressure
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5955
Re: LT Pressure
Hopefully Ryan has solved his problem by now:-) , if not-check charge air coolers and aircompressors.