On Wednesday, March 24, 1999 4:00:00 AM UTC-4, Timothy Cote wrote:
Hi All!

I'm the new proud owner of an '82 Pearson 28 which came complete with a
raw water cooled 11HP Universal Diesel (Model 15, 5411). Shortly after
purchase the exhaust manifold was found to be completely trashed, and it
cost about $500 to replace. I'm still not putting out any H20 on the
backside and the temp rises to about 180 before I get scared and shut it
down, I expect this is the thermostat and will replace it and further
investigate on Friday.

Can I convert this gem to fresh water? What will it cost? Is it worth
it for an engine I've not maintained up till now? Is there some way to
de-scale the innards durring conversion? Has someone assembled a
conversion kit?

Thanks in advance. Please reply by email as well as newsgroup.

Tim Cote
Takoma Park, MD

I would just like to say I have just finished changing my 5411 for a z600. It works but you cant use the alt bracket and the temp sender.We had to take part from 5411 like the exhaust studs the exhaust manifold. We also had to use the flywheel off the 5411.I closed off the lower water pump for the fresh water.I used my raw water pump to make the z600 raw water.I live in the great lakes we dont have salt so the head looks great for being 32 years old. I have the engine minus the oil pan and the valve cover I used the decompression from the 5411. This will work fine for fresh water only.