Jim
1976 38' is it a mk I and if so what hull #
Gary
---- jtsails <[email protected]> wrote:
> Not too sure about this. While I agree that the A4 was never used in a
> tractor, the farmall engines do have a lot of common parts with the A4. If
> memory servers me right (and this comes from way,way back) the pistons,
> rings, connecting rods and bearings were all shared with both designs. I know
> we used a lot of those parts when we rebuilt one in the mid 80s, the dark
> ages. I don't want anybody to buy parts based on my memory, so please check
> the specs!
> James
> S/V Delaney
> 1976 C&C 38
> Oriental, NC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Della Barba, Joe
> To: Dennis C. ; [email protected]
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 11:28 AM
> Subject: Re: Stus-List Atomic 4
>
>
> ????
>
> The A4 has no common parts with a tractor with one exception. There is a
> “land” version of the carb that can be found for cheap and was used on a lot
> of industrial equipment. It is quite dangerous on a boat because instead of a
> scavenging tube to suck extra fuel back into the engine, it has a drain to
> let it run out of the bottom of the carb.
>
>
>
> Joe Della Barba
>
> Coquina C&C 35 MK I
>
>
>
> From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis C.
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 11:15 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Stus-List Atomic 4
>
>
>
> And there may be parts and support here: http://www.farmallcub.com/dcms/
>
>
>
> Dennis C.
>
> Touche' 35-1 #83
>
> Mandeville, LA
>
>
>
>
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>
> From: "Della Barba, Joe" <[email protected]>
> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 10:06 AM
> Subject: Re: Stus-List Atomic 4
>
>
>
> One more thing for A4 or potential A4 owners:
>
> The A4 has kind of turned into an “open source” project. You can now
> build an A4 that is vastly better than the original stock engine. Moyer
> Marine (http://www.moyermarine.com) and Indigo (www.atomic4.com) have any
> number of modifications and accessories that did not exist years ago. The A4
> is arguably much better supported now than it was 20 years ago. There was
> kind of a “dark age” of A4s where Universal quit making them, the aftermarket
> was not yet mature, and most shops would do a ½-A55 job of fixing them at
> best and tell you to buy a new diesel.
>
>
>
> Joe Della Barba
>
> Coquina
>
> C&C 35 MK I
>
>
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