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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

10-11-2006, 10:39

Replies: 29

Has anyone chaged there engine size?

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Posted By SkiprJohn

Aloha Wayland, You probably have gotten way...

Aloha Wayland,
You probably have gotten way more posts than you ever thought you would on this subject.
The original engine in my boat was a converted Mercedes 180d car engine. It had a pneumatic...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

05-11-2006, 11:57

Replies: 29

Has anyone chaged there engine size?

Views: 4,062

Posted By SkiprJohn

Aloha Wayland et al, Is the engine you have...

Aloha Wayland et al,

Is the engine you have a Sabb or Saab? Is this a different company than the Swedish auto maker? Just curious.

Regards,

JohnL

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

03-11-2006, 14:47

Replies: 29

Has anyone chaged there engine size?

Views: 4,062

Posted By SkiprJohn

Aloha Wheels, You've made a very good point. ...

Aloha Wheels,
You've made a very good point. RPM determines hp in my little diesel. If I run it to max at 3600 I get 42 hp. Since that overheats the engine and sounds terrible I usually keep it...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

03-11-2006, 12:35

Replies: 29

Has anyone chaged there engine size?

Views: 4,062

Posted By SkiprJohn

Hi Wayland, I think you got a lot of good...

Hi Wayland,
I think you got a lot of good answers. Yes, its been done but usually with mixed results. Why not buy that really nice Perkins on eBay? Right amount of hp and rebuilt.
After having...

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