tortoiseandhare
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I have a pair of TV8.510Ms in my boat. They are obsolete in that parts are no longer made for them. So far I've survived by machining some of our own parts and just making do, but the port engine now begins to overheat at speeds above 8 knots (above 1400 rpm or so), and also emits quite a bit of white smoke. My thought is I have a blown head gasket, but haven't done any compression or injector testing as yet. Also lost some coolant last season, another reason to suspect the blown gasket. The engines are 40 years old and my developing plan is to replace them with Cummins 6BTs, an engine I know I can get parts for and maintain properly.
Any thoughts, and is anyone looking for some rare TV8.510Ms?
Any thoughts, and is anyone looking for some rare TV8.510Ms?