6' 5" headroom and walk around engine.
Good point.
Easier access means easier maintenance.
Kitty Cat. We are big Detroit fans but can’t find parts for them anymore.Between a Cat 3208 and a Detroit 6-71 which diesel is the better choice in a 30 year old boat?
6' 5" headroom and walk around engine.
I'm familiar with the 2 stroke diesels as I worked in R&D at Rolls Royce where they made a 6 cylinder 2 stroke opposed piston.
In all my years running and working diesels I've never had a pump break, the only trouble I once had was a Scania 500 hp V8 slipped the flexible coupling to the pump and it took 10 mins to get the engine TDC and 5 minutes to fix it, I was in minus 10 degrees in Poland at the time and that fairly concentrated the mind and got me moving to get back in the warm with a mug of steaming Irish tea with a wee nip in (to help the circulation you understand).
Your half way up the Congo River, you pull in to a little village, the local mechanic has a 6-71 gasket set hanging on the wall......