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Ford Lehman blown head gaskets
I am looking at what amounts to a derelict 34 CHB which has twin 80
engines. The hours are 1600 and 1500 (maybe). I had a pro engine survey and of course there are minor external issues but the big one is that both engines have blown head gaskets. The question is what would be a good guess at what did them in. Over heat/ (most guages did not work), Age? Design flaw? On top of all that the previous owner over filled the oil by 3 US gallons on one engine and the engine was run in that condition from the dry dock to the dock for sea trial. My instinct says these are rebuilds. Waht would be the odds of a gasket replacement fix. I expect to bid the boat down by the cost of the repairs. Is it worth the risk? It could be a big can of worms or work done a hull with serviced engines. Opinions? Thanks Jim |
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Ford Lehman blown head gaskets
"EJW" wrote in message oups.com... I am looking at what amounts to a derelict 34 CHB which has twin 80 engines. The hours are 1600 and 1500 (maybe). I had a pro engine survey and of course there are minor external issues but the big one is that both engines have blown head gaskets. The question is what would be a good guess at what did them in. Over heat/ (most guages did not work), Age? Design flaw? On top of all that the previous owner over filled the oil by 3 US gallons on one engine and the engine was run in that condition from the dry dock to the dock for sea trial. My instinct says these are rebuilds. Waht would be the odds of a gasket replacement fix. I expect to bid the boat down by the cost of the repairs. Is it worth the risk? It could be a big can of worms or work done a hull with serviced engines. Opinions? Thanks Jim I would call Bob Smith at American Diesel. He knows everything there is to know about the Ford Lehman engines and is a super helpful, down to earth guy. His email is: address and phone number: American Diesel Corp PO Box 1838 (Rt. #3 North) Kilmarnock, Va. 22482 Phone: 804.435.3107 Fax: 804.435.6420 Eisboch www.eisboch.com |
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Ford Lehman blown head gaskets
I am looking at what amounts to a derelict 34 CHB which has twin 80
engines. The hours are 1600 and 1500 (maybe). I had a pro engine survey and of course there are minor external issues but the big one is that both engines have blown head gaskets. Not that big a deal with these engines. .... The question is what would be a good guess at what did them in. Over heat/ (most guages did not work), Age? Design flaw? On top of all that the previous owner over filled the oil by 3 US gallons on one engine and the engine was run in that condition from the dry dock to the dock for sea trial. My instinct says these are rebuilds. Waht would be the odds of a gasket replacement fix. I expect to bid the boat down by the cost of the repairs. Or more... it's a certainty that there are other problems lurking and will have to be fixed later. .... Is it worth the risk? It could be a big can of worms or work done a hull with serviced engines. Eisboch wrote: I would call Bob Smith at American Diesel. He knows everything there is to know about the Ford Lehman engines and is a super helpful, down to earth guy. What he said! His email is: address and phone number: American Diesel Corp PO Box 1838 (Rt. #3 North) Kilmarnock, Va. 22482 Phone: 804.435.3107 Fax: 804.435.6420 My experience dealing with the Smiths (father & son) and American Diesel has been very good. The Lehman is a great engine and the support is above and beyond anything you'd expect. It sounds to me like this boat had an extreme case of operator error (multiple times) like maybe running with the seawater intake valves shut. Not be harsh, but some people just plain should never own boats and this guy very probably screwed up everything else he put his hands on. Doesn't sound like a bargain to me. Fair Skies- Doug King |
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