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Old 02-13-2008, 05:14 PM   #8
Jaxfishgyd
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City: Fernandina Beach
Vessel Name: No Dial Tone
Vessel Model: 43' Hatteras DCMY
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 5
RE: Diesel engine hours

I have the old standy 6-71 DD's natural motors.* Both where*100% rebuilt when I bought the boat in 2000.* You have to actually TRY in order to destroy these engines.
I change the oil every 100 hrs, change the radiator coolant every year and the raw water impellors also yearly. That's cheap insurance.
Adding turbos and the like will greatly reduce the time between being rebuilt.
I ave. 450 hrs a year and figure the motors will outlast me and I'm 57.
Now the amount of oil they drip is another story..... But oil pads are a lot cheaper than a rebuild..............

-- Edited by Jaxfishgyd at 19:15, 2008-02-13
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