When Ariadne got up in the fall of last year, the engine also got up. The purpose was to renovate it in the dark evenings of winter and thus ensure that its renovation would not affect Ariadne’s spring renovation schedule. How wrong I was (again). I did bilge repair, engine repair and standard spring maintenance, […]
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Ariadne engine running
Ariadne OM636 ran for the first time in the last week of the summer vacation after all the setbacks. Especially incorrect piston rings and pump timing took so much time that there was no hope for holiday sailing. But the engine works. http://dasboot.yachteq.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/OM636-heraa-henkiin.mp4 The engine was rebuilt quite well: block and cylinder head machined, cylinders […]
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Ariadne winter work 2022-2023
The engine went into the trailer when Ariadne was lifted and ended up in Inkoo. Before moving it to the garage, I washed it with a pressure washer because it had accumulated so much dirt over the decades. The purpose was to find out the condition of the engine first and then replace the necessary […]
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Seawater pump in place
The seawater pump finally changed from an electric pump to a belt drive. The biggest problem was where to place it, in the end suitable and the only such place was found under the charger. To do that, I had to make a mounting piece that I bolted to the front mounting bracket of the […]
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Seawater pump on its way
Ordered a seawater pump, some additional parts and quick glow plugs. Installation of the seawater pump requires a bracket to be made, it takes either long or short time. Glow plug change is straight forward, if the current ones can be removed.
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OM636 running
Engine serviced yesterday. The oilfilter is of a washable type. I opened it and since it looked like new I decided not to wash it. Changed oil, new is 15W-40 mineral oli which should be ok for this kind of a engine. Engine started very well, and ran like a clock. Only the temperature rose […]
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