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Doug H and psneeld, On our fuel leak, diesel was weaping out from where the Delivery Valve Holder threaded into the Injection Pump. Originally I thought it may have been the pipe or the fitting that had cracked or had come loose. I would run the engine slightly above idle (increase the fuel...

Thanks for the advice on anchors and guns.... Our boat has two 75 gallon diesel tanks. We are about to install a third 80 gallon tank to increase our fuel capacity. I installed our Fischer Panda Genset last year and it has definitely increased our fuel usage. The third tank will help with this...

Hello Everyone, My family and I currently sail on the Chesapeake Bay. We are not liveaboards (yet) but do spend most of our summers on the water. We own a 1979 Formosa 51. Yes it is a sailboat and not a trawler so please forgive me :hide:.. If you are not familiar with this boat let me simply...

Thanks again to everyone for your kind reviews. I love my Ford Lehman and have searched the internet for information on this repair and others. There is not a lot of organized information out there and that is frustrating. I hope this posts helps my fellow boaters keep their Lehman's running...

Covenant - originally named Taurus. This is one of the last large wood trawlers built by Linwood Parker. Mr. Parker only built four of these boats. Built in 1979 of 2 inch Juniper planking over heart pine frames. 51' LOD 58' LOA 6' Draft Single Detroit 6-71 (keel cooled) Cruising Range -...

That is exactly why I did not use it. ;-)

Thank you for the nice replies. This job was not that tough at all. I was expecting to have springs flying every which way but that was not the case. Nothing is under tension after you unscrew the Delivery Valve Guide a few turns. What was the cause of the leak? I never feel good as a mechanic...

I was unable to find any information on how to repair a diesel fuel leak on my 120hp Ford Lehman. My thirty six year old engine began to leak at the base of Delivery Valve Holders on cylinder #5 and #6. I consider any fuel leak to be a show stopper and was worried this would be the end of our...