Last week I only worked 10.5 hours finishing up some loose ends on a couple projects. That ends the quarter with a grand total of 357.19 hours. I finished up installing a full new exhaust system on a sail boat. I planned out and installed a new lift muffler and plumbed everything. I installed another tach on a volvo. 

Not a boat I worked on but can you say twin turo MAN POWER?!

Week 11

The past week consisted of a long service (that I am still working on) on a boat, some simple R&R, and more services. On the long service project, I spotted 3 hoses (two fuel and one oil) that were very chaffed and could have caused fatal engine damage in the near future. Late in the week I stepped in on some injector testing some of the other employees were working on. I learned how injectors work (on a technical level) and got a simple breakdown of their components. I documented 30.42 hours this last week for a grand total of week 346.69 hours.

Checking spray pattern of the atomized fuel.

Burnt injector tip.

Chafing on a fuel line. This wasn't even the worst of it.

Week 10

Last week started with finishing the assembly of the Chrysler engine we have been working on for the past couple weeks. The rest of the week was filled with general service tasks such as oil changes, pump impeller services, coolant flushes, stuffing box service, revamping exhaust systems and all around engine maintenance. I learned how to adjust an RPM gauge on a Volvo Penta (alternator signaled) by programming the number of points in the alternator then graphing the difference in RPM's, at idle, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000, between the dashboard gauge and a photo tach and then adjusting accordingly. It was a very interesting thing to learn. I documented a total of 37.4 hours this week for a grand total of 316.27.

Chrysler with heads on and rods being placed.

Rocker arms on.

Worn out seawater impeller. In the case that blades are actually missing, it is responsible to track the missing pieces down in the seawater circuit so they dont cause a restriction in the flow. 

Gotta love working in the tight quarters of a sailboat.

This is an oil spill recovery machine we build and sell.

Week Nine

Last week started with flushing a pair of heat exchangers on the two Detroits I previously serviced. I spent a fair number of hours cleaning and painting parts for a Chrysler engine that we pulled, rebuilt (sent the short block off for machining and rebuilding) and installed on Friday. I also R&R'ed some lights on a local police boat. On the project, I learned LED lights are polarity sensitive unlike conventional filament lights/bulbs. Not too much technical work last week and not many hours. I worked 34.54 hours for a grand total of 278.87 hours.

Corrosion inside heat exchanger seawater input.

Circulation pump hooked up to heat exchanger circulating Barnacle Buster. 

Old lights. 

New lights installed and wired.

Cleaning up intake mani of Chrysler engine. 

Painting parts.

Installing what we could before we hoisted it through a very small boat door.