Emerald Fox
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Saturday 19th July 2014
Hi boaty folk!
We have recently bought a canal narrowboat in England, UK. It has a Bukh DV10 engine, one cylinder, made in Denmark.
We have the owner's manual, workshop manual and a repair manual - none of these tell how to change the gearbox oil, for instance: looking at the diagrams on the repair manual there seems to be a drain plug underneath the gearbox, and a filler plug on top, and the book says "oil level control through the overflow plug" but doesn't say what or where the overflow plug is! All 3 guides are somewhat lacking in proper descriptions all round!
Are there any people here who know about the Bukh DV10 diesel engine? I would like to find a list of mechanics/service places in England for this engine, also; I wrote to Bukh's head office in Poole (UK) and they just gave me the cold shoulder and said contact T W Marine, a company/boatyard that apparently specialises in Bukh's, They are in Furness Vale, to the east of Manchester (UK). T W Marine don't give an e-mail contact address on their website so yesterday I sent a letter to them by 'snail mail' - let's see if they reply...
Our narrowboat in in Oxfordshire at the moment. The engine is OK at the moment but needs inspecting & servicing as soon as possible - I have already changed the engine oil 2 times (within 4 days, the first oil, you could say, used to flush it) - I put a new oil filter on with the second lot of new oil.
I would like to have the gearbox oil changed, and the coolant (water + antifreeze) changed, and the zinc rod (anti-corrosion device) examined/changed, for starters.
This engine is from 1985, 29 years old, but as the boat is 25 years old the engine may have been used for just 25 years. I should like to look after it and keep it going for a few more years yet.
Thanking ye... helsinkifox (kivikettu@hotmail.com)
Hi boaty folk!
We have recently bought a canal narrowboat in England, UK. It has a Bukh DV10 engine, one cylinder, made in Denmark.
We have the owner's manual, workshop manual and a repair manual - none of these tell how to change the gearbox oil, for instance: looking at the diagrams on the repair manual there seems to be a drain plug underneath the gearbox, and a filler plug on top, and the book says "oil level control through the overflow plug" but doesn't say what or where the overflow plug is! All 3 guides are somewhat lacking in proper descriptions all round!
Are there any people here who know about the Bukh DV10 diesel engine? I would like to find a list of mechanics/service places in England for this engine, also; I wrote to Bukh's head office in Poole (UK) and they just gave me the cold shoulder and said contact T W Marine, a company/boatyard that apparently specialises in Bukh's, They are in Furness Vale, to the east of Manchester (UK). T W Marine don't give an e-mail contact address on their website so yesterday I sent a letter to them by 'snail mail' - let's see if they reply...
Our narrowboat in in Oxfordshire at the moment. The engine is OK at the moment but needs inspecting & servicing as soon as possible - I have already changed the engine oil 2 times (within 4 days, the first oil, you could say, used to flush it) - I put a new oil filter on with the second lot of new oil.
I would like to have the gearbox oil changed, and the coolant (water + antifreeze) changed, and the zinc rod (anti-corrosion device) examined/changed, for starters.
This engine is from 1985, 29 years old, but as the boat is 25 years old the engine may have been used for just 25 years. I should like to look after it and keep it going for a few more years yet.
Thanking ye... helsinkifox (kivikettu@hotmail.com)
