Perkins 4108

[noddyone]

Hello all, and thanks for the replies re. the water pump">raw water pump - sorted.
Here's another question: The Seamaster 27 with a Perkins 4108 that I bought recently has had major work done - new shaft, re-con. parts on engine etc. The work hasn't been totally complete, as gauges etc need to be connected. The engine has to be stopped by pulling a cable tie (!), which is connected to a spring loaded mechanism on the engine. The cable tie runs toward the stern. My question is: what is the normal arrangement to have a stop mounted on the dash? I presume it's a cable, but to get do the dash it would have to do a 180 deg. bend over the top of the engine, then bend upwards again to the dash. Or is it routed towards the exhaust then upwards? Thank again,
Harry Bond.

[KrazySailing]

On my Perkins 4-108 there was a stop solenoid connected to the spring mechanism on the injector pump. There was a button on the dash that activated the solenoid which would then pull on the spring mechanism on the injector pump, ****-off the fuel to the pump and thence stop the engine. If you cannot be a solenoid switch you could rig up something with a throttle cable.

[pistarckle]

The stop does not have to go to the " Dash ". In years past many boats had the cable pull located in a cockpit locker . A manual pull is much better than a solenoid . There is usually no hurry to shut down and many reasons not to !

[shakey doug]

Perky manual stops reach the HP fuel pump from the rear end they are either boden push/pull type cables sometimes light wire or cordage the trigger end can located pretty much any where

[onestepcsy37]

mine is the manual cable style connected from a lever mechanism on the injection pump to a knob on the pedestal. but it's pretty much a 90 degree turn from engine to pedestal.

[Jcolman]

On my Perkins, the stop cable is mounted, facing up, next to the ignition switch just below the port side hatch. You simply pull up on the cable to stop the motor.