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engine alarm
- LAZ
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Re: engine alarm
By some of your description, it sounds like the fume detector. The sensor modules don't last forever and will sometimes sound for no reason. It should also be noted there are other things that will affect them such as batteries gassing off. You can also get erratic alarms if the sensor got oily bilge water splashed on it. OR, it's sniffing fumes that you can't! If it's original equipment though, I'd say it's time to replace the system with a new one. It's a safety concern if it's not working properly.
Do you smell any exhaust down there?
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Re: engine alarm
If I had to take a guess, I would say you are tripping on high engine temp since it happens when you are loading the engines. When was the last time you replaced the impellers?
If indeed it is a fume detector, refer to vipers comments.
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Re: engine alarm
tomschauer wrote:Source of the post if its the engine alarm(s), they are triggered by low oil pressure, high temperature engine and high transmission temperature.
If I had to take a guess, I would say you are tripping on high engine temp since it happens when you are loading the engines. When was the last time you replaced the impellers?
If indeed it is a fume detector, refer to vipers comments.
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Re: engine alarm
Exhaust fumes on the other hand will only set one of those off if the engine is poorly tuned ( running rich ) to the point of raw gas in the exhaust fume and you have an exhaust leak in the compartment.
Like has been said it is very important you figure out what alarm you are hearing so you are safe here.
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Re: engine alarm
Do you have inboards with shafts or inboard outboard I/O type propulsion.
Fume alarms are not tied to any engine performance, they just monitor and alarm.
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Re: engine alarm
I have a refrigerant leak detector, and if you blow lightly on the sensor, the thing beeps as if refrigerant is present. I can assure you, I do not create refrigerant in my lungs.
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Re: engine alarm
waybomb wrote:Source of the post I do not create refrigerant in my lungs.
But you do exhale CO2 among other things..... ....that leak detector may pick that up based on refrigerant make up.
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