thanks Tim
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AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim Buckley
Sent: October 20, 2006 4:02 AM
To:
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Subject: RE: [AlbinVega] oil for \'stern gland\'
Hi Trevor
When I bought Xiphion 1209 she had the petrol with combi system. The engine
would stop every 20 mins so organised to replace with a yanmar 2gm (Bit big
but managed to get on the cheap - Yes it does fit just) Prior to replacing
the engine I fixed the petrol problem by replacing the oil to turbo diesel
oil as recommended by an engineer friend. Sure enough, the petrol didn\'t
miss a beat after this, but had the yanmar in my garage so replaced anyway.
Due to engine replacement, including cutting out and building new engine
beds to accommodate the larger sump of the yanmar, I had to loose the combi
system, changing to conventional 25mm stainless steel shaft.
I did however re-use the original stern gland as this worked perfectly and
I\'d run out of ££££ by this point. (water tight seal that shaft goes
through before exiting boat). It is this original stern gland that has the
oil reservoir feeding it for lubrication purpose.
The reservoir for this oil fed seal is located (on my boat) inside the port
side locker, up high on the inboard side near the locker lid. It\'s like a
small oil bottle with a pipe out of the base down to the stern gland.
Steve Birch is the technical guy, however I\'m pretty sure different Vega\'s
have different systems. I used to sail on one (Aquila) that had a screw
grease system - 1 turn circa every 5 hours of motoring.
Have a look to see what type your\'s is. If it\'s got a pipe running up from
it then it\'s probably oil or grease fed.
Good luck
Regs Tim
Tim Buckley
Shipshape Services Ltd.
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From:
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Subject: RE: [AlbinVega] oil for \'stern gland\'
Tim, are you describing the combi system? I don\'t seem to have an oil
reservoir or at least haven\'t found it. Whereabouts is it located in
your boat? Thanks, Trevor V2915
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[mailto:AlbinVega@yahoogrou <mailto:AlbinVega%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com] On
Behalf Of Tim Buckley
Sent: October 19, 2006 3:37 AM
To: AlbinVega@yahoogrou <mailto:AlbinVega%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com
Subject: RE: [AlbinVega] oil for \'stern gland\'
Hi John
I have the same system with the oil reservoir inside the cockpit locker
with
a pipe down to the gland and just use cheap supermarket oil, having the
container in the locker to top up before long trips. Obviously do not
use
this oil in the engine!
I find with mine it needs topping up after about 15 hours motoring, but
that
might be because my stern tube bearing is slightly worn. I\'d say I use 1
-
2 litres of the cheap stuff per year.
Regs Tim - Xiphion 1209 - Portsmouth Harbour
Tim Buckley
Shipshape Services Ltd.
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Subject: [AlbinVega] oil for \'stern gland\'
What grade/ type of oil should I be using for for the \'stern gland\' on
my Vega. I presume its the original one (V3040)- boat is fitted with
the Volvo MD6B engine.
thanks
John