Map reference ST
82586 59978
Distance 5.9 miles
Total 241 Locks 7 Tunnels
Running total mileage 296.8miles
Well things haven’t really been resolved on the engine front
although it seems to be pretty clear that it is an electrical problem rather
than an engine problem since the engine seems quite happy to continue running.
After a considerable delay (a week!) the River and Canal Rescue service shipped
out the replacement sensor for the Oil Pressure gauge and unfortunately it hasn’t
made any difference at all, the light still comes on and the alarm sounds. None
of the local boatyards have any available time at the moment to look at the
problem for us so at the moment we have disconnected all of the warning lights
and hoping for the best!! Not the best of ideas but the electrics behind the
control panel looks pretty complicated (bit like a bird’s nest) so I am
reluctant to try to interfere. I have looked at a wiring diagram of the panel
and I think that I would put my money on a bunch of faulty diodes. Most of the
warning lights have some sort of problem, the engine pre-heat light is permanently
glimmering and both the Oil Pressure Light and Engine Temperature Warning light
and alarm come on (when connected) as soon as the engine is started, the only
common factor I can see with all these lights is the bank of diodes which I
suspect have become ‘leaky’ allowing current to leak back through the contacts.
We will continue our travels and sometime in the New Year when I can get a boat
electrician to look at it will see if my hunch is right.
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