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December 27, 2006
Lat: N35º 32.560' Long: W077º 03.530’
Comments: I just replaced a seeping Tee in the diesel return line.
Afterwards I started the generator and ran it for 10 minutes - it produced 140A
under load of the aft heat pump and hot water heater together. Trouble
began when I started the Perkins - it started blowing lots of smoke, knocking
and then cut off. Checking the engine room, there was massive amounts of
oil coming out of the air intake. Apparently main seals have finally given
way. I checked with a local Perkins dealer who found that a rebuilt engine
(less cooling system, fuel system, cylinder head, etc) is $6700. In
addition to that cost, there is the cost of removing the engine, moving the
needed parts from the old engine to the new engine and installing the new
engine. His recommendation was a totally new engine for $12,000.
Again this price does not include the cost of removing the old engine and
installing the new engine. We have made the decision to rebuild the
current engine ourselves. I am contacting suppliers for the cost of a
major rebuild kit. I am going to check on the cost of someone else
removing the engine - at 800 lbs it would be nice for someone else to assume the
responsibility of dropping the engine in the river if such an accident should
happen. Updates as they are available will be made.
Click here for full details
of the engine tear down and rebuild.
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