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repower P 4-154
Hi, Pete, and thanks for the input....
A friend recently replaced his old Perkins 4.108 with a new CAT (somewhere around 50-70hp) in his Mason 43. He says he's got about $15k into it and has done nearly all labor himself., but did a very thorough and nice job of it (new muffler, all hoses, engine controls, panel, etc.) I'm not sure I'd want to repower with a Cat - I have some concern about parts and service in the third world. Of course, once it's new, the likelihood of needing such stuff goes down significantly :{)) I've got estimates on both rebuilding, or replacing my Perkins 4.154 with a re-manufactured engine (w/ exchange for the old one). Both around $4500-5000 not including removal/installation costs or freight (significant if not local). The re-man. engines don't come with the marinizing stuff (you have to use you old or supply new alternator, raw water pump, heat exchanger, engine mounts, etc.), and the same is essentially true for rebuilt. The rebuild cost assumed that the injection pump and major components (i.e. crankshaft) were in good shape. Why would you rebuild yours, vs using a reman, if you have to do all the disassembly of the other components, too, when, by inference, the rebuild came with all renewed parts (injector pump, any moving parts new or rebuilt)? However, the rebuilt engine costs are encouraging, as I don't expect new crate engines would have any of that hang-on stuff, either, so it seems likely that new vs rebuilt might be double the cost, at the same labor costs for the add-ons, and the R&R costs? Thanks again for the input. L8R Skip and Lydia -- "And then again, when you sit at the helm of your little ship on a clear night, and gaze at the countless stars overhead, and realize that you are quite alone on a great, wide sea, it is apt to occur to you that in the general scheme of things you are merely an insignificant speck on the surface of the ocean; and are not nearly so important or as self-sufficient as you thought you were. Which is an exceedingly wholesome thought, and one that may effect a permanent change in your deportment that will be greatly appreciated by your friends."- James S. Pitkin "Pete" wrote in message ... |
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