Hey Jim,
Tony Athens is the man when it comes to Cummins engines.
Our old boat, sold last summer, had the 6BTAs. They were a repower upgrade from gasoline engines by a previous owner. The mounting plates for the motor mounts obstructed the access to the back of the pump, making it much more difficult to change just the impeller. It's someone else's problem now. Heavily leaning toward Hatteras for the next boat, thanks in large part to the great answers provided on here.
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Thread: DD 8v71s and 8v92s info
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01-19-2018 08:20 AM #31Registered Member
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Re: DD 8v71s and 8v92s info
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Re: DD 8v71s and 8v92s info
There doesn't seem to be any other make that is as well supported as Hatteras, in terms of parts and knowledge for their older boats. But I haven't looked around at other forums and sites, so there may be a lot out there. I know that there are people who have other brands of older boats who visit us, because there are a lot of parts in common, and there is a great deal of expertise on our forum. Not, I hasten to add, with me personally, as I am still learning all this stuff.
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01-19-2018 10:01 AM #33Registered Member
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01-30-2018 04:10 PM #34Senior Member
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Re: DD 8v71s and 8v92s info
I can also tell you the 92 series will run "bad" for a long time. They'll always get you home......
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Re: DD 8v71s and 8v92s info
Sky Cheney
1985 53EDMY, Hull #CN759, "Rebecca"
ELYC on White Lake--Montague, MI
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01-30-2018 05:23 PM #36Senior Member
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Re: DD 8v71s and 8v92s info
Not the engines fault. The drivers should have been fired.
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01-30-2018 11:39 PM #37Senior Member
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IMO, that's the main weak point with wet sleeve engines. Some enterprising engineer would do well to come up with some sort of "O" ring that could withstand much higher temperatures in the event of some overheating. If that could be done then I believe the wet sleeve engine would be perfect.
Walt
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01-31-2018 07:50 AM #38
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