Getting Food & Water in Remote Borneo, Battling the Engine and Trying to Repair the Broken Autopilot
Episode 435 :
Hello Friends,
On this episode I stock up on Food, Water and Fuel in the town of Kumai in Borneo and battled the engine to get it started. I then head down river to wait for a weather window to sail to Belitung.
While I am waiting I get into trying to make two broken Autopilots one working autopilot.
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26 Comments
Time to sit back and enjoy another of your videos! Thanks!
I can't even imagine how many motor comments you've gotten. Here's another, sounds a little chockery bro, but solid when she runs. 😮
Dude…. that engine. How many times have you paid to have that thing fixed?
Thanks James
Great job James. Longtime viewer and wanted to share gratitude for time you put into these. Little details like sharing lat long for fellow wannabe circumnavigators really appreciated! Fair winds.
Im curious, do they make or is there a such thing as a Water Pressure ram that will do steering kinda how that does?
You are living proof you can make lemonade out of lemons 😂keep up the good work greetings from nevada.
Please read your comments. We love you.
I know there is no comparison, but we had an rv that had this problem.Check your fuses
Not bad for a humang. (If orangutan is orangutang, then you are a humang) lol
probably isn't helpful with your ongoing engine saga but In some cases, repeated use of starting fluid can lead to the engine becoming reliant on it for starting, potentially worsening existing issues
Absolute Savage….. beast mode on that anchor pull
They make waterproofing conformal coating for pcb boards. It’s be easy to take it out and water proof it real quick.
I was cheering your engine on . x
Sam Holmes called, said "Drill something James, works for me!" You heard Sam has a new cat?
Have you added reverb to yor channels audio ?
I dont want to listen to this shitfuck reverb.
Nice video! And good job on that auto-tiller, getting something that is broken to work again is so satisfying 😁
Those auto tillers are not cheap. You'd think they would at least make them water resistant.
if you get another auto pilot like those – you should open it up new and put conformal coating on the control boards. to help make them a little more water resistant.
Thanks!
Great channel 😊
My little GM1 had low compression due to rusty valve seat, would have a hard time starting too. It progressively got worse because these little engines don't have glow plugs (at least mine didn't) it was difficult to impossible to start. Adding heat to the intake via heat gun or torch would help it kick… I ended up getting the valves lapped, maybe this helps?
There are water-repellent nano sprays, I think if you use them, they will provide complete protection for critical or sensitive electronics.
James I was thinking a pin and notch system and you can adjust every so offten you can make like a plate 0f 180 that has small but subtle fractions of degrees with a pin whole where the rudder handle with nipple can drop in 1/4 degree increments
With all that cranking I suggest you keep a check, during the process, on the ‘exhaust water reservoir’ along the exhaust hose towards the exhaust outlet. When you crank water is pumped into the reservoir but when the motor doesn’t fire the water is not pushed out. With each crank more water builds up. Result: the sea water backs up and flows into the engine exhaust outlet valves and into the cylinders. Then you have a dead engine. It can be repaired but not easily. Good luck.
I wonder if your fuel pump is failing? This may explain why ether helps you get the engine started. I was watching another channel who is rebuilding a yanmar and the key way for the timing gear was pooched. Engine started and ran but not well. 🤷♂️