[Public-List] Motor Replacement continued

[Jonathan Bresler via Public-List]

Seems that Catalina folk have run into the problem of threads sizes as well
as wanting a gauge vs a normally-closed switch.
http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/3288/oil-pressure-sender-for-yanmar-diesels.cfm
>From looking around a bit it appears that VDO calls the type with two
electrical terminals "floating ground" switch as opposed to "standard
ground" (shorted to engine block).
http://www.vdo-instruments.com/sensors/pressure-sensors-switches.html

Jonathan

On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 3:12 PM, Wes Gardner <wesgardner1952 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Good article...could have saved me several grand.  A note about the oil
> pressure sender, when it blows out of the side of the motor, no alarm will
> sound because it needs the ground from the nipple.  The way to avoid this
> is to get a sender that has TWO terminals and ground the ground to the
> motor somewhere, that way, when your sender blows out of the side of the
> motor, you'll get an alarm (if it's hooked up)...mine was also not hooked
> up but wouldn't have worked anyway...
>
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Jonathan Bresler <262alberg30 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Ouch!
>>
>> Was reading earlier this week about a oil pressure senders and the
>> different threads involved.  1/8" NPT vs 1/8 PT on a Yanmar engine.
>> http://www.oceannavigator.com/September-2011/Upgrading-Yanmar-oil-pressure-gauge-and-sender/
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Wes Gardner via Public-List <
>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Another initial update is apparently the water-lift muffler was
>>> installed a
>>> couple inches too high...nothing has occurred YET but it's something to
>>> check.  Mine was placed on a platform connected to the original aluminum
>>> (and sometimes steel) cross-member that the Atomic 4 required for its
>>> shift
>>> linkage.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 1:14 PM, Jeffrey <fongemie at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Wes,
>>> >
>>> > Thanks for the update.  Previous owners-be-damned!
>>> >
>>> > Jeff
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 12:47 PM, Wes Gardner via Public-List <
>>> > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Hi All,
>>> >>
>>> >> As reported earlier, my Vetus 3.10 pumped all its oil into the
>>> bilge.  At
>>> >> first I thought the nipple through which the oil pressure sender gets
>>> its
>>> >> pressure had been knocked loose.  Apparently the issue was a PO wanted
>>> >> both
>>> >> a signal for a gauge AND an alarm.  Their horrible solution was to
>>> thread
>>> >> (well not quite) an SAE nipple into the metric threads on the side of
>>> the
>>> >> motor…well it lasted for a few years…so anyone with this engine,
>>> PLEASE
>>> >> make sure yours is done correctly.  It’s on the starboard side of the
>>> >> motor.  Look CLOSELY at what’s there.  I will report on the actual
>>> damage
>>> >> once the motor’s been hauled out and autopsy performed.
>>> >>
>>> >> Wes
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>> Jonathan M Bresler
>> Alberg 30 #262
>> Annapolis/Eastport MD
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Jonathan M Bresler
Alberg 30 #262
Annapolis/Eastport MD