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Maxum Owners Forum
Cold Weather Diesel Starting:
Diesel Wiring Troubleshooting:
As the owner of a Maxum 41 ft. I have sought to keep my boat and it engine in the best shape. There are two elements that are always against you: Money and Time.
Many of the features that are incorporated in our boats (the outboard things like filters on the starboard engine, the water pump on the port engine, EMC and its components and the starter on the starboard engine) are hard to reach.
If you have alot of money you can have a service man do the work, (but in doing so you miss the joys of speaking in tongues while placing your body in a space that no human body should go.)
This month I would like to talk about a Problem that I encountered near the end of the boating season and some of the solutions I found.
The pre heat light did not come on when the ignition was turned on.
Did the bulb burn out?
Did a wire come loose?
Did one of the relays burn out?
Did the EMC quit? ($800.) (Did you know about the 10 amp fuse on the port engine harness block?)
Did the heater quit?
I have enclosed two pages of the Diagrams that will help you understand the many components of this system for B and C Cummings engines.
The engine that powers your boat suffer considerable damage when they are operated with col-thickened oil. Popular all season engine oils typically have a pour point of –25 F. Basically speaking, below that temperature the oil becomes too thick to flow
Another factor you should consider during cold weather operations, these same oils reach their rated Borderline Pumping Temperatures at about –2 F. Pumpabilty becomes questionable.
Execessive time is required to build oil pressure in an engine. This time to pressure gap can often exceed 30 seconds.
Operating an engine without immediate oil flow is the major factor affecting its service life. Further, an unheated engine produces harmful exhaust emissions. When engine oil is preheated to near its normal operating level, heat rise off this oil and the important internal moving parts are cushion. The results are a substantial reduction in cold cushion related drag (rotational resistance). The engine enjoys improved Carnkability with higher crankshaft speed during the start up.
Page three is a product that I am planning to use in place of the Cummings Heat Air System.
Thanks to Seaboard Marine / Tony Athens and Kevin Frank, Wolverine Engine Heaters for their technical advice and help.
Can you improve the starting of your Cummins engine?
Can modern science save you money?
Now you can Eliminate Cold Starts and close to 90% of White Smoke.
Attach Wolverine to your oil pan, and never again worry about cold starts. Wolverine puts heat where it counts -- IN THE OIL -- for improved crankability in the most frigid weather. For many applications, this type of heater is the only practical choice.
Unlike block, dip-stick or other types of engine heaters, these heaters evenly spreads heat throughout the engine from the bottom up, heating the oil to near operating temperature
WHAT IS IT?
A revolutionary new kind of Engine Preheater designed to heat the important areas of the engine beginning with its oil supply. Remember -- Heat Rises.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
A thin, flexible, very durable silicone mat/pad built to conform to the bottom of an oil pan.
HOW IS IT INSTALLED?
It is bonded with a silicone adhesive to the bottom outside surface of an engine's oil pan
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Heat generated is transferred into the oil pan structure to provide a thorough, gentle, even Heating of the oil supply. The heat then rises to warm important internal engine components. Seaboard calls this "soft heat."
WHAT DOES IT DO FOR AN ENGINE?
- IMPROVES crankability in the coldest weather, and reduces white smoke.
REDUCES cold start-up wear.
REDUCESwater and acid accumulation in the oil supply.
THE WOLVERINE ADVANTAGE:
- Provides immediate lubrication
- Virtually eliminates cold-start wear
- Uses in military and government applications
- Heats internal components more thoroughly than other heaters
- Exclusive three-year limited warranty protects your investment.
WHY IS NO MAINTENANCE REQUIRED?
Wolverine Heaters do not suffer the costly element failure common to immersion type heaters.
HOW DOES IT SAVE ME MONEY?
The Wolverine SAVES MONEY by increasing engine life. It is maintenance free. Wolverine Heaters offer superior preheating at reduced electrical cost.
Added notes: RON,
PERHAPS MENTION THAT WOLVERINE VIRTUALLY ELIMINATES "START-UP SMOKE"
WHICH IS GREATLY APPRECIATED BY THE HARBOR MASTER! AND PERHAPS MENTION
THE WEB PAGE ADDRESS. Wolverine - customerservice@wolverineheater.com
The Engine Savers
P.O. Box 3137
Union Gap, Washington 98903
To Order by Telephone
Order Toll-Free: 1-800-545-2248
M-F: 8:00am - 6:00pm PST
Saturday: 8:00am - 3:00pm PST
Ron Radford, Your 4100 SCA Master Mariner cem1inc@verizon.net
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Maxum Owners Forum
4600 SCB in Distress!
Help to the Rescue
I wasn't so lucky either with "Wilma". A 59 Hatteras next to our 4600 SCB "Sea Sleigh" broke her lines and her stern crushed the port side of our boat. Serious damage to the rub rail, walk-around, stainless, window, and interior entertainment center. Pictures attached.
The Sea Sleigh is in the yard now, but they are having trouble getting a response from Maxum on possibly getting the factory to make up a section from the original molds. This would be much better than trying to build a piece from scratch.
Anyone at the factory you know who could help me on this? Assume they still have the 4600 SCB jigs.
Thanks for your help. Refer to your website often!
Steve Rudolph
SEASLEIGH1@aol.com
