I must tell you.. this forum here has more cool information and makes a guy dream about sticking a 4bt on or in just about anything that moves.. hahaha.. I will do my worktrucks one day but that is a different story.
I am new to this forum and would really like to thank whoever started it as this is a wealth of info you guys provide.. Muchos gracias...
Ok to the task at hand. I have a 28' Albemarle sport fishing boat that has a couple of troublesome high hour gas guzzzzzzzzzzzzling 5.7 engines in it... I want with this forum to fulfill my dream to convert this to a pair of efficient cummins 4bta engines pulling about 200-250hp each and ultra reliable. I know reliablity is a reflection on the maintenance and I am very methodical of the upkeep of my engines so... want engine reliability.. no blown head gaskets.. no gernades.. just moderate HP running at about 2600-2800 rpm pulling me along at a nice 22kts or so... This engine will be aftercooled with plenty of cool dense compressed air will be injected into this..
My questions are these:
1) I dont see much marinising on this site of this motor.. that would be very cool because the more I read the more it makes sense... especially with gas prices at the dock at 4.50/gal.. costs me over 1K to fill up my tanks and have limited range. And this engine seems pretty bulletproof.
2) Information on maintenance, specifications and rebuilding this engine.. Where do I find it?
3) Better to buy rebuilt and marinise it or get running core and rebuild it myself? I have rebuilt many engines but no diesel.. how complex is the engine and how many special tools would I need?
4) can someone give me general specs on engine size (l/w/h) and dry weight on a 4bt?
5) is there something I am missing? this seems a perfect low cost (engine anyway) option for doing exactly what I need it to do..
Thanks again for your patience of a newbie on this site.. you guys rock.
And yes.. I am always looking for someone to go fishing with.. If you are local to me maybe help with this project there will be many :beer: and fish to be had..
Bdd
I am new to this forum and would really like to thank whoever started it as this is a wealth of info you guys provide.. Muchos gracias...
Ok to the task at hand. I have a 28' Albemarle sport fishing boat that has a couple of troublesome high hour gas guzzzzzzzzzzzzling 5.7 engines in it... I want with this forum to fulfill my dream to convert this to a pair of efficient cummins 4bta engines pulling about 200-250hp each and ultra reliable. I know reliablity is a reflection on the maintenance and I am very methodical of the upkeep of my engines so... want engine reliability.. no blown head gaskets.. no gernades.. just moderate HP running at about 2600-2800 rpm pulling me along at a nice 22kts or so... This engine will be aftercooled with plenty of cool dense compressed air will be injected into this..
My questions are these:
1) I dont see much marinising on this site of this motor.. that would be very cool because the more I read the more it makes sense... especially with gas prices at the dock at 4.50/gal.. costs me over 1K to fill up my tanks and have limited range. And this engine seems pretty bulletproof.
2) Information on maintenance, specifications and rebuilding this engine.. Where do I find it?
3) Better to buy rebuilt and marinise it or get running core and rebuild it myself? I have rebuilt many engines but no diesel.. how complex is the engine and how many special tools would I need?
4) can someone give me general specs on engine size (l/w/h) and dry weight on a 4bt?
5) is there something I am missing? this seems a perfect low cost (engine anyway) option for doing exactly what I need it to do..
Thanks again for your patience of a newbie on this site.. you guys rock.
And yes.. I am always looking for someone to go fishing with.. If you are local to me maybe help with this project there will be many :beer: and fish to be had..
Bdd