S/V Honeymoon Engine Maintenance Volvo Penta MD2030 (Ep28)

Watch for corrosion in the bell housing of this motor.

Hi Seth, have you thought about where that broken piece of impeller went into your system, and whether it is going to be plugging a defense to your heat exchanger or perhaps small passageways on the way into the manifold? I would be concerned to look and see where it might have gone because it would probably have gone Downstream perhaps in many pieces after breaking off.

Don't you need to bleed the fuel system after change the fuel filter and pre-filter?

I love the videos like this where the information is, bang,bang,bang...no time wasteing. easy and clear.

This sort of easy access to work on the engine alone convinces me to want a Lagoon 380. Too bad I'm poor.

Very informative but why did you not clean or replace the airfilter!! Last week discovered on my engine that the filtertop was gone and the spiral had fallen out and layd hidden under the engine. So check this part also, clean or replace if needed.

Thanks for the video, YouTube makes maintenance easier, greets from Norway.

So, I just watched every episode of your trip, and I have to say it was better than daytime television.

Hi Mike/Kelly. Yes, technically we should have tracked down the impeller vane. Being honest, I didn't want to take it apart on our voyage with the fear it wouldn't go back together again. Thankfully I never had any cooling issues so I would question if you really need to take the trouble, but it would be smart to find them if you can.

This is what I was going to say. What happened to the impeller vane? Don't you need to find the pieces? I see it wasn't in the filter. Was it in the impeller and you just didn't show us?

Just an FYI, When a vane is missing off an impeller, you need to track down all the missing pieces to prevent a clog downstream. I really enjoyed your video!!

Excellent video, Seth. I will be conducting maintenance soon on my MD2030, so this video was most helpful!

thank for share your videos !!

Hi David, if you mean the impeller cap there is a chance it could rust on. Try your best to pry it off and sand down the wall/cap afterward. If you mean the water filter (white basket thingy) then I guess you can replace the entire unit pretty easily and just re-attach the hoses. What sump tube do you mean?

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We got a little bored after 18 months of beaches, but mostly we loved it! It's not forever. Just for a little while...

How did you get the top off the sump tube? mines stuck fast

Doesn't get much better than that.

hi guys, as you will not be bored at the beach after such a long voyage? you have thought about buying another catamaran? thank you very much ! interesting video!

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