The old boat engine gave up the ghost last week. Needed a valve job so off went the head to the machine shop in Belgrade ( Shawn Thurston) along with the exhaust manifold for a bath in the tank to clean it up. Turns out the manifold was toast and another one is the only option.The boat is tied to the warf in Boothbay Harbor with the engine in pieces, so getting the replacement manifold asap is top on my to do list. On line I found an outfit in Florida, Diesel Pro Power, that carries parts for the old iron, and ordered one on line this morning, with 3 to 5 days shipping time.Two hours later, Shawn called me & said he found a brand new manifold a friend of his has under his bench, still in the unopened box.
The outfit in Florida was most accommodating and canceled the order. The miracle in all of this is that the old engine was manufactured back in 1944 or 45, is just coming up on 15000 hours since I installed it, and will most likely go another several thousand hours before dying again.
The outfit in Florida was most accommodating and canceled the order. The miracle in all of this is that the old engine was manufactured back in 1944 or 45, is just coming up on 15000 hours since I installed it, and will most likely go another several thousand hours before dying again.
Great first post. It would be nice to have a photo of the engine in parts too, just for additional visual interest. Looking forward to more posts when you have time!
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