[Rhodes22-list] Problem Child Tug
Brad Haslett
flybrad at gmail.com
Fri Nov 28 08:38:26 EST 2008
Er, make that "price that pump".
On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 7:35 AM, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> Rummy,
>
> This thing started out life as a Kubota 1560 lawnmower and has run
> perfectly for 15 years, and still starts instantly. It's not getting
> fuel through the filter and it is not gravity fed so its the pump or
> the vacuum source for the pump. My brother says the valve clearance
> tolerances are very, very close on these critters and he thinks it may
> be an intake valve out of adjustment. See what your friend says. My
> hangarmate has his John Deere on hand till I get this one running
> again but he only has a hitch on the back and it's tough backing in
> versus pushing in (I've got a front mounted shock-absorbing hitch on
> the front of the Kubota). Price that filter while you've got your
> friend on the phone - it is a Makuni (Japanese for "we're going to
> charge you out the wahooni").
>
> Brad
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 6:56 AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>> Brad,
>> Sounds similar to the fuel pumps used on 2 stroke outboards. If it is
>> similar and the diaphragm looks fine (I'd replace it anyway) then you are correct
>> to follow the vacuum to it's source. I have basically the same engine on my
>> John Deere tractor. I also have a friend in Wisconsijn that is a Kawalski
>> dealer. I'll give the half wit chrome dome a call and see what he can come up
>> with. He's due for a harassing phone call anyway.
>>
>> Rummy
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 11/27/2008 9:19:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> flybrad at yahoo.com writes:
>>
>> Rummy,
>>
>> While you're solving engine problems, have you ever dealt with a pulse fuel
>> pump before? My airplane tug (Kubota lawnmower with a Kawasaki 14 hp motor)
>> quit running. I replaced the fuel filter and discovered it isn't gravity
>> feed and it doesn't have an electric fuel pump. A little research on the net
>> revealed a new critter I'd never heard of before - a pulse fuel pump. It
>> basically works like a heart, pressure on one side with a diaphragm that increases
>> pressure on the other side. I took it apart and the diaphragm looks fine.
>> It could be a lack of vacuum on the low pressure side due to intake valve
>> clearances (their pretty close and this thing hasn't been touched in 15 years).
>> Anyway, never heard of this animal before today. Have you got any
>> experience with them?
>>
>> Brad
>>
>>
>> --- On Thu, 11/27/08, R22RumRunner at aol.com <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Dead Battery (Again)
>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>> Date: Thursday, November 27, 2008, 7:37 PM
>>> Forget the generator, just pull start the motor or use a
>>> battery pack to
>>> jump start it. Generators weigh to much to lug around.
>>>
>>> Rummy
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 11/27/2008 12:25:24 P.M. Eastern
>>> Standard Time,
>>> tjhogarty at gmail.com writes:
>>>
>>>
>>> So generator hooked to battery, battery to motor to avoid
>>> diode fry. Will
>>> motor start when battery sufficiently charged or can it
>>> start right away? I
>>> can jump start my car with another battery hooked to it,
>>> without waiting for
>>> the battery to charge. Do the small generators have the
>>> starting power of a
>>> fresh 12 volt battery?
>>> Tom
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> R22RumRunner wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Tom,
>>> > Motors with electric start also have charging diodes
>>> which must be hooked
>>> > up
>>> > to a battery. If no battery is connected, you will
>>> fry the diodes in the
>>> > charging loop.
>>> >
>>> > Rummy
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > In a message dated 11/27/2008 11:53:19 A.M. Eastern
>>> Standard Time,
>>> > tjhogarty at gmail.com writes:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Can you start the motor with a small generator as
>>> the electric source?
>>> > Directly, without just using it to charge the
>>> battery?
>>> > Tom
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Leland wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> I seem to ask the same question around this time
>>> every year and I hate
>>> >> to
>>> >> beat a dead horse, but I am about ready to start
>>> beating my dead
>>> >> battery.
>>> >>
>>> >> I have two batteries and two solar panels.
>>> >>
>>> >> The cabin battery is for everything but the
>>> motor and has both solar
>>> >> panels attached to it. For three years it has
>>> been fully charged,
>>> >> although it is rare that it operates much aside
>>> from my depth/fish
>>> >> finder.
>>> >>
>>> >> The motor battery is only for the motor and is
>>> hard-wired to the
>>> >> motor--it
>>> >> gets charged by the motor. All three years it
>>> has lost its charge
>>> >> during
>>> >> the winter. It is also connected to the cabin
>>> battery. Last year there
>>> >> was a charge coming from the cabin battery to the
>>> motor battery, but I
>>> >> suspect that it is too low to keep the motor
>>> battery charged.
>>> >>
>>> >> I haven't checked the batteries' charges
>>> yet nor have I cleaned/checked
>>> >> the connections, but I certainly will.
>>> >>
>>> >> I own a trickle charger that connects to a 110
>>> outlet and I own an AC/DC
>>> >> convertor.
>>> >>
>>> >> I think my new marina only has 220 electrical and
>>> I haven't yet
>>> >> purchased
>>> >> an expensive 220 cord nor have I had a need to do
>>> so.
>>> >>
>>> >> 1. Should I re-run the solar panels so that one
>>> charges the motor
>>> >> battery
>>> >> and one charges the cabin battery? I assume
>>> there is no danger with the
>>> >> motor battery being hard-wired to the motor. I
>>> don't want to do this if
>>> >> one solar panel won't be strong enough to
>>> keep the motor battery charged
>>> >> or if I will risk not being able to keep the
>>> cabin battery charged with
>>> >> only one solar panel connected to it instead of
>>> two.
>>> >>
>>> >> 2. Should I break down and buy a 220 cord and
>>> use my AC/DC converter
>>> >> and
>>> >> trickle charger to charge the motor battery?
>>> Any dangers to the trickle
>>> >> charger, converter, or battery?
>>> >>
>>> >> 3. Should I buy one of those rechargeable
>>> jumping battery panels to
>>> >> start
>>> >> the motor when the battery is dead? I was
>>> thinking about getting one
>>> >> for
>>> >> my motorcycle anyway. I hate it when I want to
>>> go for a ride or a sail
>>> >> and have to wait for the trickle charger to do
>>> its thing.
>>> >>
>>> >> 4. Any other recommendations?
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks for your advice. Just want to make sure
>>> the electrical juice is
>>> >> worth the economic squeeze.
>>> >>
>>> >> Lee
>>> >> 1986 Rhodes22 At Ease
>>> >> Kent Island, MD
>>> >>
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