1990 Canadian Sailcraft CS34 Shoal Draft
Sail #8268

1982 Catalina 22 Fin Keel
Sail #10506

1994 MUMM 36 ACE
Sail # 29206

Saturday, May 1, 2021

CS34 Fuel System

In the 9 season I have had the CS34, I have not touched the fuel system other than to get the fuel polished in maybe 2015.

Last season, I found that the exhaust had tons of white/grey smoke, plus really smelt from unburnt fuel when underway.

Decided to take the injectors out and have them serviced.
Took them to Steve's Diesel in Bowmanville.
They cleaned them for the fee of $20 cash.

white tape is the aft injector


Little bit of carbon buildup.

Was fairly easy to remove and install.

Also decided to replace the filters.
The one on the engine was a little dark.
The Racor primary filter (also water separator) was filthy.
Definately had water in the fuel.


Just look at the junk in the fuel just from draining the filters.

Bleeding the fuel system was pretty easy.
Could not do it with the manual lift pump.
Used the priming pump on the Racor filter made quick work of it.

This solved the engine smoking/smelling problem.

UPDATE: 
Definately solved the smelly unburnt diesel smell when motoring.
However, the white smoke in the exhaust was definately caused poor coolant flow during to the impeller.


No comments:

Post a Comment