185HP Perkins Range 4 Recommended Maintenance

Manleytl3 · Oct 31, 2017

Narrowing our search down & seriously looking at a boat with twin 185 HP Perkins Range 4 engines - all 1700 hours are freshwater.

Some questions:

Anybody have a link to the maintenance manual for these engines ?

How reliable are they ?

Best online source for repair parts (Gulf or SE Coast) ?

Any general advice ?

Thanks

DavidM · Oct 31, 2017

The Range 4, 185 hp Perkins is a newer version of the 165 hp Perkins that was delivered with the venerable Mainship 34. It is a solid engine with no real vices. 1,700 hours is nothing if they have been operated and maintained well.

Trans Atlantic Diesel is your best source for parts.

You might find manuals at boatdiesel.com's pdf library, but you will have to join for $25, the best money you spend on a diesel.

David

jleonard · Nov 1, 2017

Base engine is solid but the coolers are extremely expensive to replace if you can find them.
So make sure you concentrate on checking them out.

High Wire · Nov 1, 2017

What year are your motors?

Manleytl3 · Nov 1, 2017

They're 1985 engines

Manleytl3 · Nov 1, 2017

Thanks for the tips! $25 is cheap for good info

High Wire · Nov 1, 2017

I have a 1989 workshop manual for 6.354 series on PDF about 6 meg. It was on the internet somewhere. PM me your email and Ill try to send it.

Manleytl3 · Nov 2, 2017

Thanks a ton! PM sent

185HP Perkins Range 4 Recommended Maintenance

Manleytl3

Member

DavidM

Valued Technical Contributor

jleonard

Guru

High Wire

Guru

Manleytl3

Member

Manleytl3

Member

High Wire

Guru

Manleytl3

Member

Similar threads

Latest posts