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  1. ESGWheel

    Electric nightmare

    @Otherway1970 > see my PM.
  2. ESGWheel

    Volvo Penta 3.0 4 cylinder engine won't start

    Since I am not familiar with your distributor and coil set up I am assuming your coil looks like the picture below, so strip it of its wires (+ and – and High-Tension Lead) and test as indicted. If your coil uses a connector plug for the + and – same idea just need to figure out which is which.
  3. ESGWheel

    Volvo Penta 3.0 4 cylinder engine won't start

    Thanks for the update. I know you will get this going. Some things to note as a recap: Test the coil as described in post #20 Ensure you are at the firing stroke TDC using the finger method and then aligning the timing mark to 0. See post #22. And be sure you are turning over the engine in the...
  4. ESGWheel

    ACR with Inverter Question

    Thanks but I think you are misunderstanding. I am looking to know what will happen if it’s run like as outlined in post 1 (and not at 50%). More specifically I’m hoping someone with a similar set up can highlight what they did to avoid overloading their alt if fact it would overload the alt...
  5. ESGWheel

    ACR with Inverter Question

    Thanks for the input. While the Inverter will be pulling only about ½ of the Alt capacity that is not a guarantee. In other words, if the “policy” is do not turn on this or that on the AC side, it’s not a guarantee. So, I am looking to understand the limits in order to make the design as robust...
  6. ESGWheel

    ACR with Inverter Question

    Communication is hard, but yes that is what I am trying to convey in the hypothetical scenario above > that the inverter is trying to continuously pull 165A on the House batteries (which it can do to a point) but then the ACR relay closes coupling the House Bank to the Alt (via the Start Batt)...
  7. ESGWheel

    ACR with Inverter Question

    Yes, for a limited period of time. The question revolves around a continuous load greater than the capacity of the Alt in the scenario outlined above. Are you saying alternators are rated for 100% duty cycle? Thanks for your continued thoughts on this.
  8. ESGWheel

    ACR with Inverter Question

    Its my understanding that the Alts. are not designed for 100% duty cycle. Perhaps that is wrong, but i am under the impression that its about 60%.
  9. ESGWheel

    ACR with Inverter Question

    While this is a hypothetical question the answer will impact the design I am doing. I assume others have a set up similar to this so looking to understand what they did or perhaps my thinking is all wet. Scenario: Two House Batts., One Start Batt. all 12V lead acid type and same model, coupled...
  10. ESGWheel

    5.0 Ford MPI surging at idle and at 3500 rpm

    Let’s see if we can get the conversation started. My short answer is this needs to be scanned while running with the type that records. With that there are folks on the forum that can interpret those records and provide guidance. These are expensive but can also rent them (link). Barring that...
  11. ESGWheel

    Humor me with your whine theories, V8-380-CD

    I assume your engine is MPI since you mention fuel pump whine, thus my guess: Fuel Pressure Regulator in the fuel rail. Also one of those mechanics stethoscope with an air horn (as well as a rod) is great for initially localizing the noise and then go from there with the rod (Link.) once you...
  12. ESGWheel

    Wiring help

    Thanks for posting the wire sizes and I was finally able run the calculation of needed wire size using this link. Here is what I found: Amp and inverter at 4 seems fine. Based on 85A, 15 feet of run, 12VDC and 3% drop yields 4G. Is 15 feet, correct? From the picture it seems less than that but...
  13. ESGWheel

    4.3gl dieseling

    You seem to be familiar with dieseling not only by the title but also your description of it running backwards and sucking in water. You know the sound: turn off the key it keeps running for a second or few but a little funky and then a sort of loud sigh when it kicks backwards and if you were...
  14. ESGWheel

    Wiring help

    After a night’s sleep I realize that you must have been talking about your OEM installed DC dist. panel, not an AC one. No, do not need to see that. And for the extension cord I also think that you are directly using that for our pellet BBQ, which only has a small wattage fan on it and the toy...
  15. ESGWheel

    Wiring help

    Here are my thoughts: It seems your fuse and bkr sizes may be too small. Example your 1000W Inverter could draw 1000W/12V = 83 Amps and for a short burst a lot more. But that is only one factor. The Wire Size is also a determining factor. Here is a link to the Blue Sea website that walks thru...
  16. ESGWheel

    Wiring help

    Cool, so far looking good IMO. 2 things in my mind still to tease out (1) the marked up dwg with fuses and (2) should the AC Ground also be bonded to the DC Neg side? If there was shore power the answer is yes, but I cannot (yet) find if should be if inverter only. However, I think yes, as in...
  17. ESGWheel

    Volvo Penta 305 - Squeak and Rattle

    I am going out on a limb here or rather suggest you do. Please let me explain. You have a nice solid boat and just dumped a ton of money into it doing some good things. So don’t give up the ship yet, no pun intended. Here is my philosophy on squeaks fm my automotive days: If a bearing is making...
  18. ESGWheel

    Wiring help

    First off, looks ok and I see you elected to have the “ACR” Off switch installed on the ACR Gnd. Some follow up questions: Do you have appropriately sized ckt breakers and fuses where needed? I do not see any in your picture in post 1. There is a 1000W inverter. Is it an Inverter / Charger...
  19. ESGWheel

    Wiring help

    Makes sense, was wondering how you connected Alt. output to House side :-) I'll print it out and take a look and get back to you. I am going to assume wire sizing is correct but if you are concerned about that mark it up with the wire gauge sizes...
  20. ESGWheel

    Loss of power on VP 5.7GI

    This is great you found the root cause which based on the symptoms was unexpected. Would you please post what led you to suspect water in the gas and how you tested it to validate. This will help others with similar symptoms to hopefully get to a quicker resolution. Thanks!
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