Engine ( 022) troubles...

[stevebirch2002]

Hi

As with almost all Albin 021/022 petrol engines, they are tempermental and
near to the end of their useful life. I hate to be a killjoy but think
carefully about replacing with a decent diesel engien. petrol is not an
ideal fuel on a yacht. No doubt all those Albin 021/022 owners will come
out in support of their favourite engine but believe me get rid of the
021/022 and fit a good diesel.

Kind Regards Steve Birch Vega "Southern Comfort" V1703
At 20:24 25/05/02 -0000, you wrote:

 

[vega_1200]

Went on my first day cruise today in my newly aquired Vega ( 1971,
Albin 022 engine). It was raining a bit and I figured that I should
just motor to our destination to avoid wetting the sails. After about
half an hour the engine just sort of coughed a bit an quit. Being a
complete begginer at sailing I must admit that I did a little panic
dance before I settled down and started troubleshooting. I had a
freind with me ( also a complete sailing newbee) and we decided to
fill the remainder of the spare gas can into the tank ( just in
case). So after about 5 min of fooling around I managed to start the
engine again ( I just kept pressing the ignition every few mins). I
reved it up for about a min or so and the went back to normal speed.
5 min later it gives this really mournful prolonged coughing ordeal
and quits again. I had a little more confidence now since it had quit
before and then started again so I just pushed the button thinking it
would do the same. Not a chance. After doing my little panic dance
again I figured we might just have to sail this old girl home. This
would have been no easy task since it required navigating through a
very small passage full of rocks ( not a problem when under engine
power). I tried to start the engine for about 10 mins before it
finally started again. We headed straight home, about a 20 min trip,
and had no more engine trouble.
Can anyone tell me why the engine behaved so erratically? I figure
that there must have been some junk in the carb or something but
being a very crapy mechanic I would appreciate any advice.

Thanks!

 

[wxt8981]

Hi.
I, too, had an Albin 022 engine in my V- 257. It served me well for many
years, but
two years ago I removed it and installed a new 10 HP Yanmar Diesel. This
new engine
is great.
My Albin 022 used to quit running also, and always in places like a
channel or some
other confinements. The reason for quitting was just about every time
the carb. But the
real reason, as I found out, was the fuel! Be sure to clean the fuel
tank on a regular basis.
You will be surprised to find out how much sludge you might find in the
fuel tank!
Wilhelm

f_r_e_e_man wrote:

 

[pszi]

Hi.

I've been siling hull# 419 the last four seasons. On my first trip I
encountered something similar to what you describe. My problem was
that the tank contained about 2 litres of water. When petrol ran low,
the water got into the carb and the engine died. Could restart, only
to die immediatly after. When I cleaned out the tank I found a *lot*
of dirt in the tank too. Do clean it out.

Generally I would say it sounds like a carb problem, but engines dying
after a while and then mysteriously working after cooling off could be
the ignition coil beeing defect. Did you get sparks when it didn't run?

I've always fixed engines since I was a kid, so the problems with my
30+ old engine (O21) have never been any real problem. Initially there
was a few small problems leaving me without engine at most unsuitable
situations, but nowadays it never lets me down. Nevertheless, if I
could afford it, I'd replace it. I use an out board as backup and is
never without engine power (lovely to manuver in harbor too!).

/PSzi