Lightning Strike Final Resolution

[LADYBUG TOO]

Finally, after a very frustrating experience, all of the issues with Ladybug, Too have been resolved. Someone advised me to play dumb and beat up the insurance company until it was fixed. That doesn't work here on the Redneck Riviera. Ultimately the tally is well over $16k with the following Yanmar 6BY2-260 Parts: ECU Computer, two of three engine harnesses, control head, key switch panel, interface module, rail pressure sender, rail pressure control valve, fuel volume regulator, two relays and the glow plug controller. Until the control head issue was discovered, no P Codes were generated for anything but the rail pressure, fuel filter water sender and supply sensor 1. When the position sender was disconnected the remaining P-Codes showed up on the OBD2 Scanner and the repairs were fairly easy but expensive. Charlie Stewart (Charlie's Diesel and Marine, Elberta, AL) drove all night to the Atlanta Yanmar Center with our ECU computer. The Yanmar techs put it of their test harness and it was functioning normally. After recognizing Charlie's effort, Atlanta allowed us to use their engine test harness and the problem was resolved without having to buy an engine interface harness. We are forever grateful to Charlie. It was quite a learning experience because we have always been gasoline powered and built up our own systems. The Yanmar is a very robust and reliable system but lightning can do things unimaginable.

I have learned that the 6BY2 will run on only three injectors; that the rail pressure sensor can be unplugged and it will start and run (safe mode only); it will run without the camshaft sensor but it is graveyard dead when the cranshaft sensor fails; the control head on our analog unit has two signals one of which is position and it will run without that signal (safe mode only) and finally, the i5601 display with software version 4.01 will do amazing things.

Happy to be powered up again. Paid nephew to put on wet suit and clean the wheel and the bottom. Beats me doing it!

Pat & Carolyn, Ladybug, Too

 

[knotflying]

Well, good luck, this has been a horror to hear about let alone having to live through it. Hopefully there won't be other problems that arise down the road. Maybe you should by a lottery ticket. I heard that your chances are better getting hit by lightning than winning the lottery and since you already did the lightning bit, you are good to go! 😀

 

[JamVox]

Great to hear Ladybug Too is back to tugging! 🙂

 

[BaseCampAnne]

Pat and Carolyn,

I am confident we all wish you the very best after such a catastrophic strike. Hopefully all systems will work well and synchronize as needed.

Now with a fresh start here's hoping you have many wonderful times aboard and can put the long months of repair behind you.

Happy Boating 😛

 

[assignment]

Glad you're back in business...and I'd rather be in your "RR" than the real one. Other than the lightning strikes (which we had at our house years back when I was doing some "teaching" at Whiting Field), it's a real paradise and home of Naval Aviation! Now get that wonderful R-29 out there and have some fun.

//Bud