Has any one heard of the Isotta Fraschini VD800/1800 diesel engine (1600 hp)
Just curious there is a boat we may be interested in that has a pair of them.
Thanks!
Re: Has any one heard of the Isotta Fraschini VD800/1800 diesel engine (1600 hp)
Italian luxury car manufacturer founded in 1900......
I would make sure parts are readily available.
Re: Has any one heard of the Isotta Fraschini VD800/1800 diesel engine (1600 hp)
There were quite a few sportfish repowers done in Delaware/Maryland awhile back with those things, don't think they worked out for anyone. What I remember is they made tons of HP, leaked oil worse than a 2 stroke DD. What I don't remember is if they were reliable, bu I doubt it. .
After the Italian diesels came the Korean MANs, can't remember what they're called, recollection is they were okay.
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oscarvan
Italian luxury car manufacturer founded in 1900......
I would make sure parts are readily available.
I found their website, I guess a good test is to email them and ask about their engines.
There motto plastered all over the website is "customer satisfaction" so I will email and see if they can provide some fuel consumption spec's etc. Should be a good test of "customer satisfaction"!
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Cricket
There were quite a few sportfish repowers done in Delaware/Maryland awhile back with those things, don't think they worked out for anyone. What I remember is they made tons of HP, leaked oil worse than a 2 stroke DD. What I don't remember is if they were reliable, bu I doubt it. .
After the Italian diesels came the Korean MANs, can't remember what they're called, recollection is they were okay.
That doesn't sound good, maybe why their were no pic's of the engine room.... hmmm
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Bob Quinn
I found their website, I guess a good test is to email them and ask about their engines.
There motto plastered all over the website is "customer satisfaction" so I will email and see if they can provide some fuel consumption spec's etc. Should be a good test of "customer satisfaction"!
I just sent an inquiry to them regarding the Isotta Fraschini VD800/1800 engines. Tick Tock I will post any reply.
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you might want to check into service and parts availability
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bigbill
you might want to check into service and parts availability
I sent an email to the company in Italy, should be interesting if I get a reply!
Re: Has any one heard of the Isotta Fraschini VD800/1800 diesel engine (1600 hp)
Sometimes it hard to get parts for current mainstream marine diesel engines. Is Alitalia still flying??
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Cricket
Is Alitalia still flying??
After they peed away all the money Etihad dumped in to them they were re-nationalized by the Italian government last March so as not to leave the country without an airline as Italy Air, in spite of investment by Qatar, has stopped flying.
Damn shame to see two out of the ME3 lose money here. Not. :p
