Jim,
No big deal. You are right about the 353s they are problematic
in term of oil leaks efficiency etc. I bought this boat to fix her up,
use her for a couple of seasons and then sell her maybe even in
Central America and I thought the 353s would be a cheap way to go but
your thoughts as well as the others input have led me to realize that
it does not make sense to go that route. I will just keep the gas
motors and enjoy her until I come across some better diesels.
Thanks
Ken
On Apr 14, 1:04 pm, "Perry & Cindi" <[email protected]> wrote:
> The fun of owning Detroit's is having a lot of oil absorb pads to keep you
> busy and out of the bars.
>
> Capt Perry
>
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> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of [email protected]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:07 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Re: Diesel Conversion
>
> I am sorry if you if I sounded harsh. Please forgive me. I was really
> puzzled about the Detroits. I alsocould not figure out why anyone in their
> right mind would want those engines because of their reputation of oil
> leaking, fuel guzzling and not too fuel efficent.
>
> There I go thinking again. It did not even dawn on me that they were a good
> way to repower.
>
> Oooooops Sorry
>
> Jim
>
> -------------- Original message from 31 SS <[email protected]>:
> --------------
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> > Jim, I am sorry if I struck a nerve about the Detroit 353s. When I
> > read your reply I thought that you were a bit harsh. Anyway I will try
> > and respond to your questions/comments.
>
> > The first question was about getting a Yanmar, well first thing I must
> > tell you is that I am in California and we are sort of having a water
> > shortage and due to lack of proper watering, my money tree died and I
> > now don't have the money for Yanmars!!
>
> > Second is about efficiency and fuel systems concerns. I realize that
> > there are challenges with the fuel system when doing a conversion from
> > gas to diesel and I know that I would have to actually get dirty but
> > that is part of the deal. Do you think that the 318s are more
> > efficient than the 353s?
>
> > I don't want to have $60,000.00 into a boat that will never be worth
> > more than $30,000.00 I don't think that is very cost effective do you?
> > I guess I would have to ask why you have not converted your Detroits
> > over to Yanmars and dump a little weight from your boat and gain some
> > efficiency??
>
> > I have not purchased anything and am "considering" the conversion. I
> > appreciate all of the helpful comments and suggestions so far from all
> > of you that frequent this board. I think it is great that people are
> > willing to share info, but keep in mind that not everybody knows
> > everything (Jim)
>
> > Thansk Again
>
> > On Apr 13, 9:13 pm, [email protected] wrote:
> > > When I read this is was thinking,what is this guy doing??? If you are
> going to
> > a diesel why bother thinking about these Detroits??
> > > For one,they are anything but fuel efficient and two if you are going to
> a
> > diesel why would you not get a Yanmar.(aluminum block)
> > > Detroits of that age are two cycle. I must be missing something.
> > > Even after thinking more about it consider these: A set of Racors are
> about
> > $1000 and plumbing is a little more involved. Coming off of the engines
> you need
> > return lines of which because Detroits return to the fuel tank about 70%
> of what
> > they pump. The return fuel is already of heated so is best to send it
> through a
> > cooler before the tank.
> > > Some believe the warm fuel returned to the tank promotes algae growth if
> tanks
> > are not left full.
> > > Other than what I have pointed out is..........What's not to like about
> > Detroits????
> > > Good Luck
> > > Jim 48'YF
> > > 6-71 Detroits
> > > I am talking from experience
> > > -------------- Original message from 31 SS :
> > --------------
>
> > > > Hello, I am considering converting my 71 33 SS from the standard 318s
> > > > to Detroit 353s. I am told that the 353s will bolt up to my paragon
> > > > transmissions. I wanted to know if anybody has converted one of these
> > > > boats to small diesels and what other modifications need to be done. I
> > > > think I would be fine with the 1 1/4 shafts as the engines are only
> > > > like 108HP ea.
>
> > > > I have not bought the engines yet and I don't actually know what the
> > > > guy wants for them but I bought a complete 318 standard rotation
> > > > engine with transmission and V-drive with only 300 hours for $250.00
> > > > from him about 4 months ago so I assume I can get the diesels for a
> > > > good price. They came out of an old cruzon running but most likely
> > > > need to be overhauled. The parts are reasonable for these engines so I
> > > > thought it may be a good way to go.
>
> > > > Any thoughts?
>
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