Perkins 4108 - Thank you Mr P !!
South Pacific Familyadventure 2008
Claes Brodin
Fri 21 Sep 2012 08:38
In 2005 we choose between buying a Yanmar
diesel and do a new installation,or overhaul our old Perkins to avoid a new
installation.The choice fell upon overhaul by Perkins in Stockholm,and the
engine was completely stripped,overhauled,and reinstalled.
With history in our hand this was a good choice.
This engine has been working beautifully,and we have fully learned to trust
it.Under way from Marquesas to the Tuamotos we lost contact with the starter
engine during a passing night squall.After faultsearching we found a defect
contact easily replaced (the kind of fault you like as a cruiser).When
headwindsailing over Kategatt in Sweden this summer the engine stopped due to
bacterias/fungus in the diesel.After filterchange and bleeding of the system it
has worked fine(a problem with our new "environmental diesel" in
Europe).
As a conclusion this engine has never had any
serious problems and we are happy we choose to overhaul and keep it.
Thank you indeed Mr
P!!!
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