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Old 05-19-2015, 08:49 PM   #1
Delta_JimS
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How common is 10K Diesel Hours

I have seen numbers tossed around from time to time, but seldom anyone post their Diesel Engine hours.
How common is 10K+ hours on the Forum boats, and what kind of hours is typical (if that can be) before an engine rebuild?

I have seen stated that 15K hours is not uncommon if the engine is not neglected or abused; even as much as 20K.

What say members? Anyone care to state they have 10K+ hours and their diesel is running as good as ever?

My '84 Volvo is just now approaching break-in at 2K hours and runs better every time out. Not sure how well she was cared for in the past, and I heard that she was mostly run at too low rpm, which may explain the constant improvement. This last weekend when I started her cold, she barely smoked at all.
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