Forum: RIBs & ribbing
21 July 2013, 18:36
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
17 July 2013, 14:18
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Aye, 'cos we're always being picked on &...
Aye, 'cos we're always being picked on & discriminated against:P. Anyway, out of 10 boats that went to Ireland last week, 4 were running Etecs, I'd hardly call 40% a minority. The other 60% were...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
17 July 2013, 10:30
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
17 July 2013, 09:34
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It sounds like the charging circuit went early...
It sounds like the charging circuit went early on, possibly on the previous outing even, which means you lost the 12v output from the emm, this supplies the high pressure fuel pump & the other 12v...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
17 July 2013, 08:46
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
16 July 2013, 21:20
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Dunno why it stopped, but the battery terminals...
Dunno why it stopped, but the battery terminals coming off can't be blamed on the engine. What usually happens is that the terminals work loose & you get continual arcing, this would play havoc with...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
15 July 2013, 10:01
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Replies: 34
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Yup, agreed,they are "one shot". Good lock...
Yup, agreed,they are "one shot". Good lock washers are fine, just don't use 'em with wing nuts. If you need to use a tool to nip up the wing nut, it negates the point of having a wing nut in the...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
15 July 2013, 09:09
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Replies: 34
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Thing about wing nuts is they're tightened by...
Thing about wing nuts is they're tightened by hand ( I know you can get pliers on 'em & give 'em a tweak but joe public sees wing nut & just hand tightens it) so eventually they come loose + because...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
14 July 2013, 22:32
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Replies: 34
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One of the first things in the Etec rigging...
One of the first things in the Etec rigging manual is a caution against using wingnuts. Also if you have any battery isolators make sure that they are in perfect condition & stay that way. NEVER open...
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