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Old 07-17-2018, 09:54 PM   #31
Dwk
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City: Chesapeake Bay
Vessel Name: Patty Ann
Vessel Model: Mainship 34 MK1 1980
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Originally Posted by Max Simmons View Post
Other than smoking at start-up, my two 34 year old 6.354's have been trouble free (2,700 hrs), knocking on wood.
Our single Perkins 6.354 ( 2500 hrs) smokes very little on start-up only, nothing excessive what so ever, reaches operating temp, doesn't miss a beat and burns/leaks 10-14 ounces of oil in 40-50hrs of operation @ 1600-1800 rpms. Clean fuel ,frequent oil changes, proper coolant... No complaints.
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