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Correct cummins paint
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1 month ago January 1, 2017 at 9:05 pm for a cummins QSC8.3-540 with a CPL8017 is the correct cummins white paint part number 3885912?
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March 9, 2024 at 9:51 am My long term Rattle Can Experience. 1–Heating the can in hot water to 100-140F makes for a superior spray experience– 2– you cannot over shake 3–keep some real lacquer thinner in a baby food jar–Soak your spray tips in it and then blow them backwards to clean them using an air nozzle Hope this helps the frustration level some
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CCM: GPS Data Fault
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January 19, 2020 at 2:15 am Hello. I am trying to track down an issue with my smart craft system. I am getting the error code CCM:GPS DATA FAULT. I tried swapping the GPS antennas, however the problem is staying localized to the Starboard helm. Any thoughts. Thanks
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8 RepliesFebruary 11, 2024 at 5:00 pm I am having the same issue. It began after my batteries died during a haul out for bottom paint. 2012 Sea Ray 410. Anyone solve this issue?Last Post by:
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QSB Man Overboard Killswitch Wiring
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4 months ago February 4, 2019 at 4:50 pm Hi, I bought a Fell Marine MOB+ wireless man overboard system for my Meridian w twin QSBs. The goal is to kill the motors if I go in the drink, and have an alarm go off if the Admiral or the dogs go in. The system seems to be built for outboard boats primarily……but I gotta think it can be wired in to my existing start stop switches. Iāve been in touch w Fell tech support but am not getting all the answers I need. Iāve seen t…
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17 RepliesDecember 18, 2023 at 8:15 am I found this tread regarding the same question I have so I pull it up again. I bought the Fell Marine MOB+ for my actual 30ft single engine RIB for the same reason OP Robert wrote, but in my case as I boat often alone and I guess its a uncomfortable situation falling over word and see the boat leaving. Any else who managed to install the Fell Marine MOB+ (or any other similar wireless kill switch as the ACR Olas Guardian)?<br />If so, how …Last Post by:
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NMEA 2000 gateway to Diesel View
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April 20, 2019 at 6:47 am I want to say what a fantastic forum. It is so refreshing to find this! I have a 2006 48 SeaRay Sundancer with twin cummins QSC 8.3 (ESN 46529161 and ESN 46529055). My Diesel view controller head is part number 4932604 and I have rev 5 Sims on both engines. All my Smart-Craft stuff (analog dashboard gauges, engine sync switch, etc. works just fine. However, my diesel view display is starting to fade and appears to be hading south as they seem…
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QSM 11 Mysterious shutdowns
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February 8, 2018 at 1:19 pm I have a pair of QSM 11s in a 2008, 50′ Altima trawler. I have owned the boat for 3 months and recently the starboard engine will shut down for no obvious reason. I am in south Florida with mild temps. The engine runs perfectly and suddenly turns off ( usually after operating for 30 minutes to an hour) as if I had pressed the shutdown switch and turned off the ignition. When this occurs the ignition to the starboard engine is dead i.e. no…
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12 RepliesSeptember 19, 2023 at 8:44 am This thread was a lifesaver for me as my Maritimo with QSM11’s exhibited similar problems.Ā The engine would shutdown, the Smartcraft screen would go blank, and the engine would only restart after a rest period of thirty minutes or so.Ā The final shutdown occurred shortly after I cranked the boat, but I was still tied to the dock so I could do some trouble shooting.Ā Ā Thanks to this thread, I had a Power Probe set up in the engine room.Ā …Last Post by:
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Cummins QSC 8.3 maintenance
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1 year ago
July 18, 2018 at 9:57 pm Hello everyone, this is my first time as I’m in the process of buying a new (to me) boat. I have some concerns and they may be unwarranted but I’m seeking advice and information. The boat is a 2008 and has the Cummins QSC 8.3 engines with approx 450 hours on them. I don’t know much about diesel engines but have quickly learned a lot because of this awesome site. I have an offer on the boat that is contingent on everything getti…
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11 RepliesNovember 16, 2022 at 9:07 am that is somewhat normal on the qsc.Ā I have them as well.Ā just need to make sure you are properly loaded and within the fuel curve.Ā read up about it on this site. they are great engines and super easy to self maintain.Last Post by:
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Sheared bolt inside C450 Turbo
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1 year ago January 30, 2017 at 8:54 pm Hi SB crew I have a Riviera 4000 offshore express on Gold Coast, Queensland which featuresĀ 2 x 1997 6CTA8.3 aka C450 Diamond Series with around 1000 hours on the tachourmeters. The other morning I found a bolt in the engine room and it is from the turbo where the exhaust bolts to the turbo. Please refer attached photos. Recent running wasĀ not hard and last couple of runs before this discovery we were only doing aĀ leisurely 10 knots or 1100rpm.Ā …
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October 27, 2022 at 2:49 am Hi SB Crew After almost 8 years to the day we sold our beloved Riviera. In due diligence we pointed the new owner, Rodney to your awesome site, this forum and these specific topics. In those 8 years we never had the rocker covers off … not saying that is a good thing… but lucky for us we never had a failure. Also never got to install my new SMX sea water pumps. The best thing we did was to plumb fresh water input after the sea cocks.… 22 Replies
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Twin Disc – black rubber pieces in the engine room?
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October 30, 2017 at 5:24 pm ENGINES = MAKE / MODEL – CUMMINS 6CTA8.3-M3, 450 HP ā Age 2/23/00 (17.5 years) TRANSMISSION ā 506A 1.75:1 TWIN DISC #P8413 I am noticing small black 1/8″ size pieces of black soft plastic. It almost looks like off a belt. It is coming from the vents on my Twin Disc transmissions. A few pieces on the stb. engine (find 3 – 5 pieces) and port more ( find 5 – 10) after each run of the engines. I wash and clean the engine…
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6 RepliesOctober 24, 2022 at 7:58 pm Who did the repair for you? I had one side done right after I bought the boat, but the starboard side was supposedly on back order. I since then moved my boat from San Diego to HB and looking for a good mechanic to complete this starboard side for me. Any suggestions? thanks in advanceLast Post by:
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QSB 5.9 Maintenance Question
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2 years ago
July 11, 2017 at 6:59 am Tony and others… Last fall we purchased a 2011 Grand Banks 41EU with Cummins QSB 5.9 425HP engines and Zeus pods. After bringing her home 2,300 trouble-free miles from Holland Michigan we needed to do some service. On a subsequent trip we had one minor issue that required a call to Cummins of Jacksonville. Their tech came to the boat and fixed the small issue, but I did take advantage of the time we had together to ask his input on an upco…
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13 RepliesMarch 23, 2022 at 1:43 pm Darryl, I believe we are now the owners of your 41EU. We are chasing a steering actuator / trim leak now. I left you a message and would love to pick your memory. Small world!ĀLast Post by:
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New Diesel Engine owner (sorry, it's a yanmar)
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2 years ago April 29, 2017 at 5:55 am I just wanted to greet everyone. I just bought my first Diesel. An Albin 28 2005 model flush deck powered with a 315 yanmar. I wish I could have gotten a cummins B series, but that just isn’t available in the flush deck design I wanted. That said, I will be reading and researching as much as possible to keep this engine working well for as long as possible. It is the original engine, and had about 900 hours on it. It was in fresh water mos…
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March 3, 2022 at 5:34 am Hi all ā Long post warningā¦ š Just wanted to document what modifications I have done so far with my exhaust. I am a novice, and learning, so critical comments are welcome. I removed the exhaust elbows off the engine and inspected the turbo. It looked similar to my previous inspection in late 2017, with some rust present, but the flan blades and such still looked in good shape. Of more concern was the unevenness where the elbow bolts onto. I did … 126 Replies
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head oil leak ??
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October 17, 2019 at 5:37 pm I have 2006 6ctas with 4,803 hrs in a 1978 42 chris craft sport fisherman.. salt water boat. My port motor seems to have an oil leak on the back of the motor at the bottom of the head. does not seem to be the valve cover or anything else. Is this a head leak or even possible. Am I missing something. It is not enough to cause and oil drop over a season compared to the starboard side. Oil consumption maybe 2 quarts over 100-150 hrs a season e…
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7 RepliesJanuary 19, 2022 at 11:48 pm Yes it was.Ā There is a oil passage in that corner,Ā The old style gasket ( I was told) the rubber compression seal failed, maybe got hard. It was the source of the leak.ĀLast Post by:
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Fresh water flush with engine off.
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2 years ago May 23, 2020 at 8:23 am I was just reading a comment Tony made about being able to flush the engine when off with the right exhaust. My exhaust is thru the bottom of the hull. So water is introduced in a shower ring just before it exits the boat. So water running simply falls out. Iām removing my fuel cooler, installing a 115 degree pump exit and was going to run a hose down to bypass the cooler (6CTA8.3) Now Iām thinking this would be the perfect spot to install a hos…
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11 RepliesJuly 1, 2021 at 9:07 am My set up is fantastic! Very simple and only take a couple of minutes (by myself) to flush with the engines off. Its so simple to do, I flush these engines every time I start a motor. I can do this because (as you can see in the pictures I posted) my exhaust is discharged directly through the bottom of the hull (NO Exhaust lift)(not common) As for yours, its not the exhaust leaving the engine you have to evaluate, it how it gets out of the boat…Last Post by:
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QSC 8.3 Heat Exchanger Internal leak?
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3 years ago
March 9, 2021 at 4:18 pm Took end caps off to clean out and forward end of heat exchanger started to drip coolant, not from core, but on bottom bettween core and housing. Does this indicate nothing or an internal leak? I notice a slight loss of coolant in same engine only about a pint after 20 hours or so. I assume next step might be to warm up engine take a zinc out pressure test and see if coolant comes out of zinc hole? Thanks
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7 RepliesMarch 12, 2021 at 7:39 am Hey every boat should have a cooling system pressure tester! Thanks for identifying the White Elephant. By the way after searching lots of coolant testers, only NAPA had size to fit QSC 8.3 neck and without any adapter.Last Post by:
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QSM11 leaking coolant
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3 years ago March 4, 2021 at 2:03 pm Hello, I have a set of 2002 QSM11’s in my Tiara 41 open. I have a small loss of coolant in my starboard engine, about 1/5 of a gallon after a 3 hour cruise. This has been going on for about 4 years. I had my local Cummins mechanic come out last week and pressure test the system while in heated storage up here in Michigan. He said that the heat exchanger was leaking coolant into the seawater side and out the exhaust. I then received an 8…
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1 ReplyMarch 4, 2021 at 2:37 pm Heat exchangers rarely fail to the point of needing replacement however they do need service. Itās really a time and parts service item. It takes some time to do it right but removing it from the engine and disassembling it, cleaning, pressure testing, assembling with new o-rings and grease should take care of it. I wouldnāt add things to the coolant unless your looking for a very short term fix and then being faced with the same or worse probl…Last Post by:
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cummins qsc 8.3 shifters
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3 years ago February 22, 2021 at 5:51 pm I just bought a 2008 bertram 410 with cummins qsc 8.3’s. The shifter located on the bottom right next to the salon door, the two buttons on the left side are not working, looks like something like acid made contact with them. Does any of you know if this can be repaired or do i need to replace the whole shifter? If I need to replace it, do you have any idea of cost? Thanks so much!
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2 RepliesFebruary 22, 2021 at 10:22 pm The keypad can be replaced. Send the whole shifter back to glendenning… they area great people to work with. PhilLast Post by:
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QSC500 Smartcraft Display
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3 years ago February 5, 2021 at 7:20 pm I have a 2006 Sea Ray 44DA. A friend of mine has a Smartcraft display from his 2007 or 2008 48DA with QSCās, higher HP. Is the newer display plug and play with my boat. I like the more colorful updated graphics on the newer display and would like to swap it out if will work.
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3 RepliesFebruary 7, 2021 at 10:57 am Maybe…. maybe not… your just not giving anyone any real info to deal with so itās hard to answer your questions. Iād hate for you to go cutting up your dash to find out its more than you want to undertake… or maybe itās no big deal. More details, better answers.Last Post by:
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Tide Sureseals leak
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3 years ago
February 2, 2021 at 10:12 am I noticed my bilge taking on some extra water. Seems to be getting worse as I am hearing the bilge start more frequently. I identified a leak in the seal on the shaft of the port motor. At first it seemed to drip every 10 seconds but when the boat rocked a bit it was faster. And the engine is off. I called one of the mechanics at the marina at the end of the canal and of course he told me they would take the boat out and about 8 hours labor …
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20 RepliesFebruary 5, 2021 at 5:57 am In the past few years I have used my boat less than the first 10 yeras or so. Yesterday I started the boat to see the difference in the leak when running. It was quite a bit more and seemed to be “spitting it out” more forward than just dripping downward. I did find a guy who is experienced in this problem and repair. He will be here Tuesday or Wednesday coming up. I still think he will have a problem getting to it just becuase …Last Post by:
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QSB 6.7 After cooler Flush
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3 years ago
September 20, 2019 at 12:47 pm My engine has about 350 hours and 2 1/2 seasons of use. I want to do the Barnacle Buster flush before I haul out for the season here in the Northeast(NH Seacoast). Many good points on this forum. I will be using the groco replacement cover for the in flow. I plan to remove the exhaust hose at the heat exchanger. My question is will that hose remove easily without damage and go back easily?
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19 RepliesFebruary 1, 2021 at 4:40 pm Core only slides out aft. Aluminum retainer ring slides off forward end. Cummins part number for end caps has been superseded for a new design. Using these bronze caps seems to be the best option. Five years old and 600 hours, It really needed this service…..lots of corrosion starting. I will hack saw the old cap to retrieve the bolt.Last Post by:
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QSL 9 injetor fail
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3 years ago January 26, 2021 at 9:31 pm Hi every one! I have two QSL9’s in a 40 luhrs the problem i’m having is when we travel at 25kn for approximately 1 hr the engine starts to smoke and then runs rough until it knocks and stops the out come is the injectors have failed not all but most of them this has happened to both engines at different times, i have checked the fuel filtration and fuel quality all of that is good, so my question is how is this happening and what is …
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6 RepliesJanuary 29, 2021 at 6:54 pm You are not posting anything of value for the help you are seeking.. Try thisāanswer as asked, and post pics as requested: 1) 12 injectorsāhow many failed and what was the cause of failure determined to be? 2) Post good pictures of the off-engine fuel filtration system. What is the micron rating of the filter element? 3) In your post you refer to āthis has been done and that has been done.ā Exactly who are the people doing these things and what…Last Post by:
posted: 3 years ago
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C Series 6CTA – M3 Delco 28si alternator upgrade
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February 23, 2017 at 1:35 am Hi Guys I have a 2000 model 6CTA M3, at the moment it has a Delco 22si alternator, J hinge, 12v, with sense wire. I think its 130amp or 145amp I am looking at installing a 28si, preferably 180amp, 8600223,Ā or 160amp 8600312, to give me more charge at idle. I do a lot of drifting, engine idle or off and when wrecking idle & low rpm,s. on a night especially I have a a large load drawingĀ from the plotters, radar, lights, heater etc. I have 2 x …
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January 27, 2021 at 8:10 am Tony, Thanks. I have quite a bit of experience in marine electrical matters, and I am completely hands-on. I have “home run” voltage meters on all my battery banks. I have a good idea of where the power is used. I have a pretty good understanding of alternators, one-wire vs. three-wire, internal vs. external regulation, etc. The issue I am addressing is the desire for charging the house bank when underway. We cruise a lot, with overn… 25 Replies
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Correct cummins paint
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