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Re: Volvo Beeping
Got the Rinda Techmate Pro yesterday. Scanned and found 4 codes this morning. Cleared them then went for a test ride. One kept coming up.... SPN 4237 FMI 0 Exhaust 1/LT Fuel Trim. Basically this is reporting a lean combustion condition. Online reading pointed me towards fuel restrictions, bad sensors, exhaust leak or stuck injectors.
First thing I did was run over to the local Volvo dealer {5 minutes away) and grabbed a new fuel filter. I also put a can of Sea Foam in the tank. This boat has been in storage for over 3 years with a 1/2 tank of gas so who knows what is lurking in the filter. I crawled down into the engine bay and I just started to slip the filter wrench over the filter when I saw that it was barely screwed on! I replaced it with the new one and properly installed it. After purging the air out, I made several runs on the lake to try and reproduce the fault but no go..... No faults!
So much for the dealer checking everything over during prr-delivery inspection. I'm thinking the filter was sucking air since I now realize the low pressure pump was gurgling every time I keyed up.
Couldn't have done anything without the scan tool.
Mark
First thing I did was run over to the local Volvo dealer {5 minutes away) and grabbed a new fuel filter. I also put a can of Sea Foam in the tank. This boat has been in storage for over 3 years with a 1/2 tank of gas so who knows what is lurking in the filter. I crawled down into the engine bay and I just started to slip the filter wrench over the filter when I saw that it was barely screwed on! I replaced it with the new one and properly installed it. After purging the air out, I made several runs on the lake to try and reproduce the fault but no go..... No faults!
So much for the dealer checking everything over during prr-delivery inspection. I'm thinking the filter was sucking air since I now realize the low pressure pump was gurgling every time I keyed up.
Couldn't have done anything without the scan tool.
Mark
mvn
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Re: Rinker 350/360 2007+ Random Topics
Adding sound deadening to the vee. Hoping to limit the clunk of the waves when at anchor overnight.
YYZRC
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Re: Phalanx CIWS installation questions
Not overkill at all. I say do it. It is also good for the wake surf boat that is showing off in front of your marina for hours on end. A little warning shot across the bow usually gets them to stop.
Cableguy Greg
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Re: Joke of the Day
I recently spent $6,500 on this registered Black Angus bull.
I put him out with the herd but he just ate grass and wouldn't even look at a cow.
I was beginning to think I had paid more for that bull than he was worth.
Anyway......I had the Vet come and take a look at him.
He said,, the bull was very healthy, but possibly just a little young, so he gave me some pills to feed him once per day.
The bull started to service the cows within two days……. all my cows!
He even broke through the fence and bred with all of my neighbor's cows!
He's like a machine!
I don't know what was in the pills the Vet gave him ... but they kind of taste like peppermint.
Willhound
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Re: Lets see your pets out on the Rinker
Took the new dog out for a boat ride and a swim 
GMSLITHO
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Re: Cockpit fridge
When I remove shore power from mine, I have to turn the temperature knob to off then back on for it to run on DC properly.
Cableguy Greg
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Re: Cockpit fridge
Easiest first check is at the DC panel. I had a loose spade connector at the breaker that was causing problems. Didn’t find it until after I had already ran a new line all the way from the panel to the fridge.
Also, if it’s a Dometic/Waeco they are known to experience an under voltage fault as they age. Check the thermostat area for a red light that blinks twice. I ended up adding a module to increase the voltage going to the fridge from 12 to 14 in order to fool the aging electronics.
YYZRC
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Re: Cockpit fridge
Probably a bad 12 VDC connection. Check the main ground block for loose or corroded terminals. You may have to pull the fridge to check the positive connections.
Grahamu
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