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Old 11-13-2010, 11:45 AM   #21
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I too agree with the 210 hp Cummins 6B. From what I remember from boatdiesel, a factory reman is something like $20K.

We're full displacement so the 210hp is to much.* I think we'll rebuild the SP135 if and when the time comes.* Here's what the $9,800 gets you.

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REMANUFACTURED LEHMAN/FORD DIESEL: ENGINE REBUILD CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING*
Machine Work and Parts

Exhaust Manifold/Exhaust Elbow
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Remanufacture Your Raw Water Pump with Gaskets
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New Engine Oil Cooler
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Old 11-13-2010, 01:10 PM   #22
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RE: Replacing a Ford Lehman SP135

"We're full displacement so the 210hp is to much"

I so disagree with that comment.
Use the engine at lower rpm. No* issues with a 210/220 6BT no aftercooler.
Run it at 1600 for it's life . No harm done there.

Much better than a rebuild. A rebuild is only as good as the rebuiler. Remember that if you get a rebuild. No shortcuts, do everything necessary and you should be ok.
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Old 11-13-2010, 04:26 PM   #23
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What's the difference from a rebuilt engine and a remanufactured engine?

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Old 11-13-2010, 06:23 PM   #24
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RE: Replacing a Ford Lehman SP135

Nothing I think, just different terminology for the same thing.
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RE: Replacing a Ford Lehman SP135

One very important point - warranty.* A factory reman from Cummins installed by a factory rep is worth its weight in gold. Rebuilt with no factory warranty - you are entering crapshoot territory unless you and/or*the*rebuilder are*the equivalent of a journeyman mechanic yourself. Jay is right, the 6B is designed to run all day at 60 hp and 1500 RPM.

Nothing to lose by talking with Tony Athens about a reman Cummins* - he is great with detailed info and estimate honesty. Also, he*may know of a rebuilder in SoCal who can do your Lehman. And he is just up the coast from you.
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Old 11-14-2010, 05:24 AM   #26
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RE: Replacing a Ford Lehman SP135

"To elaborate further, both Lugger models begin life as John Deere Industrial engines, "

Which may be a Jap engine they simply purchase, and paint .

Deere sells re-mans for their industrial users , and at least 2x a year offers a "deal" , same price NO Core Required.

Talk to the tractor folks , not the Pri$y marine guys.

The cheapest from New would be the Cummins 6BT .

A look in Boats and Harbors will find the engine NEW for about $6K.

The marinization , if you need a wet exhaust is another grand or so.

Personally I would prefer a Twin Disc for this , and rebuilt would work just fine.

IF I were re engining our Navy 50 I would chose an International DT 466, with the TD tranny.

This with a bit of tinkering should run under $5K.For about a 3-- 6 GPH engine.

Bigger, in the 10- 20GPH area would be a Detroit Ser 60 , and bigger TD.
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Old 11-15-2010, 12:31 PM   #27
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Larry,I found 2 good replacements for you but I still think you should find an engine of about 80 hp. But both of these engines are good (especially the Isuzu I think) and may be close enough to a rebuild to be a good choice.


1. * * Isuzu 4BG1T.** - 120 hp, 2600rpm, $13,350, 201 cu in, 900lbs.


2. * * SPT *S3230. * * - 114 hp, 3500rpm, $15,800, 180 cu in, 728lbs.


The Isuzu has liners and a reputation of running 40,000 hrs. Price is ready to install in the boat w panel ect. May need an adapter to the BW gear. Has 10" flywheel.


The SPT is related to IVECO and is turbo C and AC. Both engines are 4 cyl.


Both availible at Klassen Engines * * 206 784 0148


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Old 11-16-2010, 03:25 AM   #28
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RE: Replacing a Ford Lehman SP135

Any idea what the cost of a new Cummins 6B is?

Factory Marinized or not?

BIG DIFFERENCE !! in $$$$$

Only difference is the truck and marine black boxes are different.
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This is to Marin but I thought others may be interested.
I suggested to Marin about 2 yrs ago he repower w Yanmar 55 hp engines for a much lighter boat w better fuel economy and better seaworthyness. He didn't like the idea.
Thought he needed engines w more balls and authority. Anyway while surfing I actually found a GB36 that someone had put 2 55 Yanmars into.



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.......repower w Yanmar 55 hp engines for a much lighter boat w better fuel economy and better seaworthyness.

Yanmars to me are not good trawler replacement engines because of the high rpms.* At the rated speed,*it is a 3000 rpm engine.* Their "powerboat" engines are rated for 4000 rpms.

We have*friends who just re-powered their sail boat with the 53 hp Yanmar*for $19,000 US complete and are real happy.



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Old 11-17-2010, 07:40 AM   #31
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RE: Replacing a Ford Lehman SP135

"Only difference is the truck and marine black boxes are different"

Not completely true. Some of the internals are different depending on HP and year.
However if used on a trawler at lower power levels the difference won't mean anything.
*I am working on marinizing a 1989 pickup Cummins so I've been thru this.
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Old 11-17-2010, 09:27 AM   #32
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Larry,
I think that the concept of high rpm small diesels not having much longevity is 90% false.
One of the engines I suggested for you is a 3500 rpm engine and I'll bet it'l go 15000 hrs just as gracefully as a 2500 rpm engine. It may even do that w less noise and vibration. Even at 4000 rpm a modern engine is almost certain to produce less vibration and noise than a Lehman. Engine speed (rpm) dosn't kill pleasure boat engines. Your friends w the Yanmar will probably be just as happy (more if they take good care of it) as they are now when they get 10000 hours on it**** ....if they ever do. Yanmar reduced the speed of some of their engines just for marketing reasons addressing the "high rpm engines don't last" concept. They didn't do it because the engines were better*** ...they did it because their competitors were advertising the old wife's tale. The above is an opinion and not 100% true but nearly so and for all practical purposes especially in the context of pleasure boat engines where as even the highest rpm engines will last 100% as well as lower speed engines*** ...mostly due to the fact that pleasure boat engines die from misuse or/and under use**** ...sitting.


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Old 11-17-2010, 12:12 PM   #33
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RE: Replacing a Ford Lehman SP135

For many engines its piston miles , stroke vs rpm.

Short stroke and high rpm about ballance long stroke and lowish rpm

Bigger medium speed engines will run 600-900 rpm

Ship sized its 90 to 105rpm or so.
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RE: Replacing a Ford Lehman SP135

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Yanmars to me are not good trawler replacement engines because of the high rpms.* At the rated speed,*it is a 3000 rpm engine.* Their "powerboat" engines are rated for 4000 rpms.

We have*friends who just re-powered their sail boat with the 53 hp Yanmar*for $19,000 US complete and are real happy.



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That sailboat engine is a 3,400 RPM engine and needs to run at 2,700.* The Yanmar in my trawler is a 3,400 RPM engine and needs to run at 2,700.* So why is it OK for the sailboat and not for the trawler?

As Eric said, misuse not use hurts the engines.

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FF** WWWhhhhaaatttt??????

'Bigger medium speed engines will run 600-900 rpm"
This is a yachting and trawler forum. There is no such engine at all for a yacht that runs at anywhere those speeds. If you're trying to make a point please state it more clearly.
Regarding your comment about "piston miles" it sounds like you're adhering to Marin's theory that an engine is good for so many strokes and then it's dead. Absurd. The force on the piston crown and the resulting force on the side of the piston and the cylinder wall have much more to do w wear than wear than piston "miles". Never heard of piston miles Fred but engineers use piston speed a lot but it's not exactly the same as the total distance a piston travels. What's most desirable (I suspect) is minimum force on the piston crown, minimum force on the connecting rods and bearings and minimum force on the side of the piston and the cylinder wall. All those conditions are meant to the greatest degree w an engine turning at a relatively high rpm (never rpms as there is no such thing as revolutions per minute's) and low load** ...like a truck going up a steep hill in a lower gear** ...little effort is required as there is many more strokes required to do the same work and greater mechanical advantage (the lower gear)........or a boat w a low enough propeller load allowing the engine more strokes to perform the same job w less effort on each stroke. Face it.* If there was no force on the piston and no force on the rest of the mechanical components of an engine it would last a very very long time so anything that minimises the forces makes the engine last longer. Lighten their load w more strokes (rpm) and get the job done w lower engine loadings/forces applied more often (higher rpm).


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Regarding your comment about "piston miles" it sounds like you're adhering to Marin's theory that an engine is good for so many strokes and then it's dead.
No, that's not my theory at all.* What I mean (actually what Bob Munro, the founder of Kenmore Air meant) is that*every engine has a finite life.* The easier you make life for the engine-- by which he meant operating it correctly, not working it too*hard or underworking it--- *the longer that life will be.*

He liked the catchy phrasing--- "A piston is only going to go up and down so many times.* The easier you make life for the engine, the longer that piston will go up and down"--- because his pilots tended to remember it*(obviously I have) and would be more inclined to remember not to abuse the engines in his airplanes.

But he did NOT mean, nor do I, that an engine has a predetermined*and finite number of piston strokes or hours or miles at which point it will crap out.* The life of an engine is determined by a lot of things, not the least of which is how it is operated.* The less it is abused, the longer that life will be.

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RE: Replacing a Ford Lehman SP135

Eric,
The piston speed and forces et all is one of the reasons the Gardner engine is still a very popular choice for displacement cruisers in a lot of countries.
The 6LXB is a 10.5 lt engine developing 127 HP at 1500 RPM.(3:1 box and my prop is turning at 500RPM noice!!!)
For my 48' boat the cruising RPM will be about 1200 and very economic even though it is old technology.
The newer electronic engines I could not have as there is bugger all you can do with them when they play up and that is not nice when you are a few hundred miles off the coast.
We are having this same trouble with the electronic CATs fitted to some of our rig tenders and it is very frustrating for an engineer if you don't have the program or the laptop to connect to your engine to carry out fault finding.

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What's most desirable (I suspect) is minimum force on the piston crown, minimum force on the connecting rods and bearings and minimum force on the side of the piston and the cylinder wall.

Perfect description of any gas engine.All wrong for a diesel.

The hassle with diesels is the ring sealing is dependant on the load.

The combustion gasses must push the rings in contact from behind the ring.

Without this force , we are back to under loading,huge blow by, oil contamination and slobbering.

The lighter duty the engine is , the less under loading seems to harm them.

The Ford Econ O Power is a classic , "rated" 135 , used at 40 or 60 hp and they last well.

The common rule of thumb is 50% load although 80% is considered to give longer engine life.

Weather a car transplant will suffer from under loading is doubtful as most cars take minor power at cruise.

BMW (Yanmar) may claim its 350HP for acceleration but in auto cruise its probably more like 30 being used.

Weather they will operate at common boat loads , 50% of rated, or more for more than their auto life (2000 -3000) hours is still being proven .
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............The K 42 requires 50 hp to make 8 knots so I think there's no good reason to repower your K42 with any engine over 80 hp. Five hp per ton of displacement should be enough power for almost any full displacement boat.

Eric:* We do have a KK42.* We displace 44,000lbs and have a water line of 39'2".* Using your formula we should have 110 hp engine(?).

To move our boat at 7 knots in calm flat water it takes ~51 hp according to Boatdiesel's power calculator program.* At 8 knots we need 76 hp.* Hobo has two alternators and we run*with paravains the majority of the time.** It is nice to have the power when we are beating into the*wind and seas on the*Pacific when needed.* I'm not saying the FL135 has more power than we need but 80hp is to little IMHO.


<table align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width:100%;border:#000000 1px solid;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc">RESULTS </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width:100%;border:#000000 1px solid;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff">**DISPLACEMENT HULL**********</td></tr><tr><td align="right">Hull Speed: </td><td align="left">8.4 kts. *</td></tr><tr><td align="right">Power Required:</td><td align="left">87.3 shp.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2">**Speed********** </td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="2">To Achieve a Cruising Speed of 7 kts </td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2">**Required Power********** </td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width:98%;"><tbody><tr><td align="right">At Prop: </td><td align="center">50.9 SAE hp </td><td align="center">37.9 kW</td></tr><tr><td align="right">At Flywheel: </td><td align="center">52.5 SAE hp</td><td align="center">39.1 kW</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2">** Select Engine: **********</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0" style="width:98%;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" width="20%" bgcolor="#444444">Rating </td><td align="center" width="20%" bgcolor="#444444">SAE HP </td><td align="center" width="20%" bgcolor="#444444">Metric HP </td><td align="center" width="20%" bgcolor="#444444">kW </td><td align="center" width="20%" bgcolor="#444444">Max Kts* </td></tr><tr><td align="center" width="20%" bgcolor="#aaaaaa">Pleasure</td><td align="center" width="20%">74.9</td><td align="center" width="20%">76.0</td><td align="center" width="20%">55.9</td><td align="center" width="20%">8.0</td></tr><tr><td align="center" width="20%" bgcolor="#aaaaaa">Light </td><td align="center" width="20%">65.6</td><td align="center" width="20%">66.5</td><td align="center" width="20%">48.9</td><td align="center" width="20%">7.6</td></tr><tr><td align="center" width="20%" bgcolor="#aaaaaa">Medium </td><td align="center" width="20%">58.3</td><td align="center" width="20%">59.1</td><td align="center" width="20%">43.5</td><td align="center" width="20%">7.3</td></tr><tr><td align="center" width="20%" bgcolor="#aaaaaa">Heavy</td><td align="center" width="20%">53.5</td><td align="center" width="20%">54.3</td><td align="center" width="20%">39.9</td><td align="center" width="20%">7.1</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>


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RE: Replacing a Ford Lehman SP135

Some folks wonder why some engines seem to suffer less from underloading.

One reason could be the HP difference between pleasure boat advertised and 24/7.

The above example shows a "75" Hp engine rating and a more realistic 53.5 rating.

So cruising at 52.5hp is a fine almost full load that will be quite efficient.

The boat has time limited "extra" power for a big breeze .

This is an excellent example of a properly sized engine .

Using a turboed 350HP would probably cut engine life in half , and easily double the cruise fuel burn.

The reason a "fast trawler" is an oxymoron.
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