Find TDC With A Sledge Hammer - Boat Engine Repairs!

[@randogame4438]

Awesome job! As a marine engineer in the U.S. Navy I'll be so happy to see that Engineroom restored and looking bright!

[@buffplums]

Hey great to see someone like yourself from the US Navy good on you mate, I’m ex U.K. RAF butnice to see you chap

[@mikegershon8528]

Simon you forgot to say “It’s paint your boat time!” Seriously, great job!

[@WimvdBrink]

Paint your Engine time would be more suitable ;-)

[@jeffreyoldham55]

You've got the big Cat purring like a kitten. Good job, Simon! 🤜💥🤛

[@LuciousDeMorte]

What i love about your channel, is that there is something for everyone. Deck work, if i'm honest doesnt really float my boat, but engines, mechanical bits a bobs? Love it!

[@johnrobbo69]

Said it before and I’ll say it again…. Si you’re a mechanical genius 👍🏻

[@afmoa]

There is a special paint called Glyptal that you can use for the inside of crankcases. It is commonly used on farm tractors that sit for long periods of time. Prevents surface rust inside from condensation.

[@anthonyrstrawbridge]

Which Glyptal product?

[@nicktomlin9137]

Simon, it's great to watch a man who knows his stuff. It was a pleasure to watch you get her running again. You are going to love working on these engines in the future. Well, most of the time😂

[@michaelhill9700]

Nice to see double wrenching with a combination wrench is still alive and well. During my initial Navy training as a Machinist Mate one of the first things I was shown by a senior trainer was "Never do this with a wrench because it can slip and injure you." He then proceeded to remove well over a dozen inch and quarter bolts from a heat exchanger using the double wrench method, while I kept a look out for the Chief.

[@eleanorchapple8772]

For someone who knows zero about engines this was a beautifully clear video and ingenious problem solving techniques. Well done creative man!

[@scottsinfl]

A quick tip on them keepers / collets just a dab of wheel bearing grease on the inside edge will help hold them to the valve stem when you are re-install them for the others when you do them.

[@dylanwebb9584]

I do like the sound of those engines when they're running.

[@tazzygeoff621]

I thought I was smart when I did the same basic method to find TDC. It must be the motorcycle experience in us. Also, Im glad you put the 2 hose clamps back on after you fitted the misaligned hose but it's almost never too late. 😁😁

[@michaelschaefer1943]

Simon getting a workout it looks like. How he compressed that valve spring was genius, well done.

[@dvdallison]

Great job. You know you've got a beast when the oil filter takes half a gallon of oil 🤗

[@urbanfox53]

Sarinda's heart is in very good hands Simon, well done 👍.

[@charlessoule8587]

Excellent job Simon!

[@scottcates]

Aye, changing that valve spring, in situ, was spot on brilliant.

[@d.dickinson9413]

I truly enjoyed this video. No drama engine work.

[@ShipHappensUK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Dave5843-d9m]

An electric pre oiler pump would be a nice to have. Pumps up the oil pressure before you turn the engine. Bypass oil filters are great. They talked a small percentage of the oil flow and filter to 2 micron. Oil lasts longer and of course so does the engine.

[@heatherrawls6015]

Well done with the gaskets. I remember my older cousin showing me how he did this for the car he had back then. He had a Bradford station waggon. Never seen one before or since. This was back in the sixties. ( yes I am old...) I loved travelling with him in it.

[@Mercmad]

Bradfords were great little work horses.2 cylinder engine designed in the 1920's .My Dad had one for a runabout which got worked as large wheel barrow to take stuff to the tip every weekend. 😁😁

[@TR4zest]

Really enjoyed that, Simon. You (and we) will really enjoy the full engine overhaul in a couple of year's time.

[@63melvyn]

So nice to see you do different jobs rather than wood work

[@Giles4me]

Hi Simon, I'm glad your doing this... I would of fitted it totaly wrong and find my wrist shitting out of my elbow!!! Total cudoss to ou, really love how you and Gemma are tackling this job...😍

[@adrionvanbeurden6365]

Simon this is very enjoyable content. Days later I’m reflecting on your engine repair. Nice work

[@ShipHappensUK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@PAG70]

This is when you come into your own Simon, top drawer mate, I know you enjoy all the work you have been putting into this boat, but I bet you can not wait until you start getting into the mechanicals and technical side of things.. ❤

[@ShipHappensUK]

Absolutely

[@KennyP88]

I love these solo episodes Simon, you ARE the man.

[@davidrogers3016]

You certainly do know how to overcome any problem. A throughly great channel . 🌴😎

[@TheBRMueller]

That motor sounds really nice.

[@berndm9743]

That was a pretty darn ingenious way to compress that valve spring 👍

[@AndrewJackson-mf5qp]

You are one of the best can do people on the planet Simon. nice one dude and a pleasure to watch your mind operating to get collets off and on.

[@alstonofalltrades3142]

I love these Simon doing mechanicky things videos. White paint makes seeing any tiny leak super easy. SV Zora chose white too.

[@roberthocking9138]

Great work, big engine, tight space, limited tools . Well done 👍

[@darlingms]

Simon's problem solving skills never cease to amaze me! Changing that valve spring in situ was awesome work. Well done 👏

[@ShipHappensUK]

Thanks 👍

[@kolingro3776]

Great Job Simon, You have to luv the Simplicity of the Older Diesel engines.... Well Done.....

[@timfallowfield-cooper9673]

Nice to see rotor caps on the valve springs

[@graemeross7819]

The CAT engines ive worked on have a plate on the bellhousing that can be removed (1 or 2 bolts) and theres a circular hole. CAT have a special tool (a gear with 1/2” hole for ratchet). Just mesh the tool with the starter ring gear on the flywheel and turn it with a ratchet.

[@buffplums]

I love your innovation Si using the spanner and weights on the valve stem … good engineer please do some more engine stuff, it’s great seeing your innovation… good engineers solve problems by innovating, you do well mate.

[@ShipHappensUK]

Thanks, will do!

[@bindatek8801]

Very interesting, it brings back many memories of big diesels to me, and the struggle to tighten everything up. You did well Simon, she sounded good, and the job's a good un!!

[@ShipHappensUK]

Thank you very much!

[@portlandfester7510]

Amazing how skilled Simon is

[@WimvdBrink]

I think a lot of critics don't know his past, sometimes you hear him talk about it and you understand why he has his skill's, would be nice some time through they would tell something more about their past with camper building and Simons past in racing :-)

[@davideast5987]

Watching you compress the valve is evidence of a misspent youth! I was smiling from ear to ear.

[@bluezy261175]

Great job, you showed your abilities as a mechanic. Loved it. A few times when changing the flexible hoses I thought: "he forgot the hose clamps and then I saw them hanging about." FANTASTIC ;).

[@bluezy261175]

Also, for a diesel, when the valve train is exposed, I was tought to keep an eye on the intake valve. When it opens you should be very close to tdc. A few degrees before it. Usually that is.

[@deanedeane4318]

I need a cuppa tea now ! Friggin awesome Simon !!! That's a very very happy CAT !!! Good job !!! 😉🙃😎 NZ

[@daverichardson5861]

Excellent job Simon, just get on and do, sounded sweet, well done. Stay well.

[@philipgoldson928]

What a great job! I also spent a lot of time with marine diesels in the RN, and this bought back memories good and bad! Thanks for a great episode!

[@dandersonjr]

Nothing better than a guy working in his engine room.

[@WayneHavenaar-x4w]

wonderful work Simon, loved your ability to overcome the mechanical issues and adapt, improvise and overcome. Mmmm who's motto is that?

[@phy7dop]

Hi Simon. Good job on the valve spring. I commented on the first video to recommend that they were changed. Its probably no coincidence that one had snapped. With the constant actuation of the springs, they are very sensitive to fatigue cracking from any surface defect, such as pitting. Luckily this had snapped quite near the end, so there was still a lot of spring length remaining in the longer section. If they snap in the middle you can loose half of the spring length, which will potentially unload the retainer, the collets will jump out and a valve will drop. I would definitely recommend changing the rest before you do any serious engine running.

[@gordonagent7037]

Awesome content Simon, much as I love the woodwork I always find these little jobs you do on the motors are a lovely intervention and this was a very necessary job with an very healthy outcome for the engine. Great job, well done.

[@WimvdBrink]

Great episode, always cool to see engine work and understanding more about it, I will still not try to refurbish my own classic car engine but at least I learn more about it ;-) and its always great to hear a engine running nice.. and the smile on Simon's face when it stared without a problem. Had to review the video why the one hose attached to the T junction was loose but it was because of the test run without water. It looks great.. its always difficult to think why not take the whole engine apart and paint it, but don't fix it when it isn't broke is a big issue here ;-)

[@rhiantaylor3446]

Antifreeze clearly is designed not to freeze at low temperatures but should also have corrosion inhibitors and I always thought you change the stuff at intervals to keep corrosion at bay. Not so easy to check for that when you "test" it.

[@taynecooper7747]

The coolant also needs to have alflock or something similar to prevent Cavitation of the cylinder liners, I have seen Cavitation on 3306 engines and then the liners need replacing using plain anti freeze or worse water is a recipe for disaster

[@OurNewLand]

Great job, Simon! So great. Educational and highly entertaining. You guys never fail to make me laugh. Cheers!

[@keithweybury5212]

Great job Simon and paint work suits.

[@bruceyoung1343]

Lol. At first I was thinking “ why doesn’t he just remove the spark plug to check TDC.” Then I remembered it’s a Diesel engine lol

[@petebowler7295]

Brilliant improvisation finding the TDC! Plus the great use of ring spanners on the collets! Adopt,adapt,adept!

[@1mpa55e]

Impressive! I wish I had known about this technique 55 years ago. Absolutely brilliant

[@DeeCee1150]

Simon I'm in awe .

[@JimWard-sh3jl]

Looks like a grease nipple on the new raw water pump, don't forget to do that as it probably does that bearing you oiled. Needle nose grease fitting not the usual type.

[@noelbowerman1562]

I'm impressed with your ingenuity on the value spring replacement.

[@kennethjunkert2990]

Love watching the engine work. It was a nice change in content. Well done.

[@BenjaminTaylor-ho6uy]

Another work of excellence out the door!

[@Nena84734]

Simon, you are so knowledgeable, it’s amazing!!!

[@davidantill6949]

Great video. It'll be lovely for you to be doing some regular maintenance in the engine room when you're swinging on the anchor at some beautiful location. Just an occasional glance out of the window to appreciate it and back to work 👍🏻

[@malcolmadams1051]

I am so pleased to see you using the impact sockets. I also sent you some ring and open-ended spanners. You have probably used these as well.

[@CJLeTeff]

Awesome job Simon, you make a great ship’s engineer. 👍👍🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@ste1872]

Pure genius making your own tools that work great well done m8

[@BarrieHarmsworth]

Your a damn good mechanic, enjoyed this video.

[@stevejohnstonbaugh9171]

Heck of a job reasoning your way through this interim repair Simon. I laughed out loud when I understood what you meant by 15-16mm socket! Yes - Caterpillar is a special challenge for international mechanics. But then again - as time goes by, metric bolts are getting close to the norm in the USA. Just think of imperial sizing as unique to Cat :) One of the attributes that make Cat engines special. Over time - you will come to love your twins.

[@simonoldroyd5037]

15/16 inch??

[@stevejohnstonbaugh9171]

@@simonoldroyd5037 I understood Simon to mean 5/8" - so it would fit a 15 mm and a 16 mm hex head. But maybe I was wrong.

[@chrisevans8455]

Bloody marvelous. Really great job Simon.

[@billgolcher2537]

Great job Nice fix

[@gregbolitho9775]

2:36in, "Shake for 2 minutes" I remember mixin 2 stroke for a Victa Mower fuel like that! Geez I'm old! 13:56in Yeh followin aloing at home and havin a cuppa [a brew]. Nice goin Simon, good ep that m8, thanks, stay vertical Eh!

[@theconfessionsof_a]

Brilliant job Simon

[@lauralake7430]

Over my head, but very satisfying!

[@buffplums]

14:00 I once spent all evening trying to find the timing mark on my Peugeot 406 diesel as I wanted to change the timing belt… bloody Haynes manual said it was on the side of the engine near the firewall (transverse engine as most cars are these days). Eventually gave up as it was time for work so took a risk and guessed replacing the timing belt as I hadn’t moved the engine or camshaft. As a precaution I did what you did and hand cranked the engine around a few times and listened for the slightest sound of mechanical contact of resistance. As it turned out she fired first time without any issues… next day I found it the timing mark was on the front of the engine near the radiator!!! So anyway a week later I did a test to see if the timing belt was aligned with the camshaft, crankshaft at No1 TDC and I was one tooth on the timing belt out… luckily that engine must have had an extra bit of headspace between the valves and pistons… 😂

[@Max-gq7ty]

~Great work Simon!

[@marklapierre5629]

You done good Simon.

[@stevenrobinson9600]

Excellent job Simon.

[@rolandtb3]

Good job Si. She purrs nicely, no leaks. More reliable options for charging and heat as cooler weather arrives. Close paint color match. Let us see how durable and easy to clean.

[@MrCrabbing]

Sounds sweet enough

[@JoakimMiller67]

Nice to see some engine work, nicely done as well. 👍

[@GlenJS]

I noticed that you used the old valve spring keepers when you put the new spring on. I recommend that you change that to new ones in the very near future. I had a valve go through a piston on a Detroit 268 diesel because of a person using old keepers. I was fortunate in that I was very near the engine when it went through the piston and was able to shut the engine down quickly, so I did not have much damage. I always recommend that you use new keepers as they are cheap insurance against losing a cylinder.

[@dennisnunn2244]

Great episode content and video , Simon is a Top engineer

[@stephenhayes6133]

You would make a great engineering tutor.

[@WayneCoke]

Simon just a suggestion but when you replace the temp. sending unit put a t-ee there and you can have the temp. sending unit but also the manual one.

[@johnmorrison1180]

Oh yes, yes, yes listen to that big cat crank up. You've done a great job on the monster Simon. Well done!

[@pablostott7609]

Hi Simon I would make a tool bar that attaches to the rocker bolts to replace your valve springs. I would also suggest replacing the stem seals while you've got the springs off. Best of luck. Pablo

[@johnnunn8688]

Need to remove the valves, to change the stem seals, Shirley?

[@richardmcbroom3925]

Always enjoy watching the oily bits 😊

[@dcallan812]

The engine is coming around. It was a bit of a surprise the first time we looked under the cover. Great update 2x👍 Love the paint from Raptor both engines would look spiffing painted with that but I guess its not cheep.

[@johnnunn8688]

I’m pretty sure they’re sponsored by Raptor.

[@Britbabe53]

kinda genius use of wrench at 13:11 :), hell, now that I'm watching further, much more genius use of wrench lol I think Simon should be teaching mechanics in college!

[@spektrum33]

That sounds like it’s running nicely 🤟🏼😎👍

[@paulkemp4559]

You can put an oil gauge adaptor in the oil gallery hole and keep the manual oil pressure gauge and add the electronic gauge sender and an oil pressure light switch, which will be useful if your doing work on the engine

[@mariastaples638]

Awesome job Simon thank you for sharing your talent with me 😊

[@anthonyward335]

Looks as though , the 3306 DITA came from the long deceased Cat dealer Bowmaker based in Cannock in the days when there were 3 cat dealers in the UK Caledonian Tractors , Leverton & Bowmaker brillant job

[@bin_chicken80]

Nice work Simon 👌

[@oyou812]

I like the new paint

[@flumpadink09]

Really enjoyed that Si. Top work 😊

[@fredjcarss7788]

So good I’m going to watch it again later tonight. Clever stuff 👍

[@tobyz.3452]

Brilliant way to find TDC . . . .(chuckle, chuckle)

[@JamesHardiman99]

Brilliant work: you so clearly know what you're doing! Well done.

[@ShipHappensUK]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@wazza33racer]

when assembling engine components, skip silicone RTV and use Loctite 515 or its Permatex equivalent. Its better at sealing, it cant fall inside the engine and block an oil gallery and it cleans up much easier, if you need to refit the component. You can use Loctite 515 on metal surfaces and/or gasket material.

[@phyllismcdaniel-cook946]

You and your lovely wife are doing an amazing job. Keep up your spirits love your videos