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Originally Posted by angus99
Each engine has about 3,400 hours if you can believe the meters. If its a damper plate, whats the harm in running it that way?.
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The dampers on Lehmans are rated for 2,500 hours. If the springs break they can drop down in the housing and get jammed such that the engine actually is stopped. IMHO you need to have the dampers replaced in both engines. ANGUS, you know my boat. The repair records that came with the boat, although not complete, did not show that the plates were ever replaced, 5,500 hours on the clock. There was a lot of clattering at idle, an indication that the springs were weak and loose. No way way did I want to be doing "the loop" with those old damper plates. They both got replaced before we left. As I write, we are tied up in Smith Falls, Ontario on the Rideau Canal/ River. No more clattering by the way.