ralphyost
Senior Member
Forklift -
Here are some pics of my OLD motor mounts taken in 2008.
[url]http://tinyurl.com/3sjlrm2[/url]
I could not tell by inspection that the old motor mounts had anything wrong with them. I just decided that since I didnt know anything about the history of them being changed, I was going to do it this year. Then when I had to get a new engine, that was the logical time to do it (when the old one was pulled out).
The new engine runs very nice. Everytyhing is very smooth. But at 1800 I can feel vibration when I am steering from the main cabin. Up on the fly bridge I dont feel it much at all at 1800 RPM. At 1700 RPM, its dead smooth. Normal cruise for Lehman 120 is 1800.
Ran the boat yesterday from Greenwich NJ on the Cohansey River up the Delaware River, through the C&D Canal, then down the Chesapeake Bay. Normally we run as long as we can and stay overnight somewhere on the hook - Still Pond, Fairlee Creek, etc.
But we had the tide PERFECTLY timed yesterday. Left the boat yard at 6:45pm and made it all the way to our home dock at Rock Hall MD at 4:30pm. Thats about 80-85 miles - averages 8 kts for the day.
Changed the oil after we got in. Next weekend I will adjust the valves and retorque the head bolts.
R.
-- Edited by ralphyost on Sunday 1st of May 2011 06:26:24 PM
Here are some pics of my OLD motor mounts taken in 2008.
[url]http://tinyurl.com/3sjlrm2[/url]
I could not tell by inspection that the old motor mounts had anything wrong with them. I just decided that since I didnt know anything about the history of them being changed, I was going to do it this year. Then when I had to get a new engine, that was the logical time to do it (when the old one was pulled out).
The new engine runs very nice. Everytyhing is very smooth. But at 1800 I can feel vibration when I am steering from the main cabin. Up on the fly bridge I dont feel it much at all at 1800 RPM. At 1700 RPM, its dead smooth. Normal cruise for Lehman 120 is 1800.
Ran the boat yesterday from Greenwich NJ on the Cohansey River up the Delaware River, through the C&D Canal, then down the Chesapeake Bay. Normally we run as long as we can and stay overnight somewhere on the hook - Still Pond, Fairlee Creek, etc.
But we had the tide PERFECTLY timed yesterday. Left the boat yard at 6:45pm and made it all the way to our home dock at Rock Hall MD at 4:30pm. Thats about 80-85 miles - averages 8 kts for the day.
Changed the oil after we got in. Next weekend I will adjust the valves and retorque the head bolts.
R.
-- Edited by ralphyost on Sunday 1st of May 2011 06:26:24 PM