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Hours on an engine

jclays

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Looking at used trawlers with Perkins engines. What is a reasonable amount of hours on a perkins? What amount of hours should I be concerned with? Looking at late 1970 to 1990's boats. Normal aspirated or turbo? Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks
Jim
 
Every engine type is different and how they were used is important as well. A small displacement, high hp turbo'd engine might be good for only 2000 - 3000hrs, but a large displacement, low hp naturally aspirated engine might be good for 30,000hrs. There isn't a 'one size fits all' answer to your question, so best to ask about some specific examples and see what help you can find here.
 
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