4-108

[psycosailor]

Hi!
I have a Cal 39 with a perkins 4-108. I was out recently and the perkins started having a banging sound and loseing RPM's. so i throttled down to 1500 and it just died. went down below and looked at the engine and checked the oil, and cooling water and everything was fine. waited a bit and started it up. engine started but was knocking, banging and surging any ideas on whats wrong???

[Eleanna]

Are you sure its not the tranny,prop or shaft. Or any of the auxilleries on your engine.

E.

[jumpnkd]

sounds like rod let go.
it hapends ....
Bill

[georgellop]

... check your fuel supply.

[camaraderie]

Ditto on the fuel and filters...check the simple stuff first! What sounds like banging may simply be the engine starving to death. Hope so!!