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2010 Week 5 in Review
Of course everyone heard how committed our president is to saving the antique diesels engines in his State of the Union address, right? Okay, I guess I didn’t, either – but keep sending those notes to him reminding him that … Continue reading
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2009 Week 53 in Review
“I’ll see U in B-U-N-A” Well, the Viton packing we used in the Catalyst‘s injectors failed: it kept creeping in-between the stem and the packing follower, which made the stem and packing follower stick together like they were one solid … Continue reading
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2009 Week 47 in Review
A little more work on the Catalyst The squishy gaskets I ordered for the Catalyst‘s valve cages came in – but they’re $20 each! I replaced just the two that were leaking, and put the others on the shelf until … Continue reading
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2009 Week 46 in Review
It turns out you can’t take diesel injectors on a plane. I showed up to Kenmore Air on South Lake Union with three boxes of Washington parts to take with me to the Catalyst in Friday Harbor. I have flown … Continue reading
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2009 Week 44 in Review
Work on the Catalyst parts This week, I worked some more on the Catalyst‘s parts in my shop. To replace the bent valve, I called up Safety Seal in Texas, since they’ve made valves for the Catalyst before. They happened … Continue reading
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2009 Week 42 in Review
New gaskets for the Catalyst First up this week at Old Tacoma Marine Inc, we ordered gaskets for the Catalyst‘s valve cages from Omni Packing & Seal Co. They don’t many take orders for the “sandwich gaskets,” which were originally … Continue reading
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2009 Week 41 in Review
This week at Old Tacoma Marine, we cleaned all the Catalyst parts we pulled off last week. We broke them all down, then put the oily parts in the hot tank with a heated lye solution and an agitator for … Continue reading
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2009 Week 40 in Review
Field Trip to Friday Harbor and Lopez Island This week, I drove and ferried up to Friday Harbor to pull the valves and injectors from the Catalyst to bring back to The Shop for servicing. Bill and I pulled them … Continue reading
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2009 Week 36 in Review
This week was my last cruise aboard the MV Catalyst and was a short hop from Petersburg to Ketchikan. We left Petersburg early Sunday, and sounded the siren in front of Doug’s house (he owns the Katahdin). After a 12-hour … Continue reading
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2009 Week 35 in Review
This week’s cruise aboard the MV Catalyst was from Juneau to Petersburg, stopping at Wood Spit, North Dawes, Fords Terror, Sheldon Cove, West Brother, and Scenery Cove along the way. We got underway on Sunday and it was just a … Continue reading
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