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Steve Borsse
| | Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 09:15 pm: | 
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I just purchased a 1984 43' Morgan sailboat with a Perkins 4108 engine. The books that came with the boat, say the original engine was a Yanmar. I'm wondering if the Perkins I have is truly a newer engine than 1984. My serial number ends in a letter "U" which I guess is the letter than signifies the production year. What year is my engine? Thanks! (: |
Andrew (Andrew)
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 - 10:46 am: |
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Steve sent in some additional info with an engine number of:
ED70058/U/647803/U
From the info I have that would be:
- ED = 4.108
- 70058 = Parts List Number
- U = country of origin code of United Kingdom
- 647803 = Production Serial number
- U = This last letter should "indicate the calander year of manufacture..." but it doesn't match up with what I show B=1975, C=1976, D=1977, E=1978, etc
Mabye someone else with some Perkins knowledge can help out here...
Regards,
Andrew Menkart |
Steve Borsse
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 - 11:57 am: |
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My "Perkins workshop manual" on page 5 shows a chart with the years, but G-M. It does agree with your dates however, but states: "The letters I,O, and Q will not be used."
Therefore on this page it shows "G=1980, H=1981, I=not used, J= 1982, K=1983, L=1984, M=1985...."
Then extrapolating forward on my part: N=1986, O=not used, P=1987, Q=not used, R=1988, S=1989, T=1990, U=1991
So just confirming that with my number ending in a "U", the engine should be a 1991, correct???? |
Andrew (Andrew)
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 - 08:02 pm: |
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Steve,
That sounds right to me... maybe someone else with Perkins knowledge can confirm...
Regards,
Andrew |
Jeanie
Visitor
| | Posted on Monday, April 30, 2007 - 01:28 pm: |
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I recently bought a 41' Formosa with a Perkins 4108. The boat was built in 1977 and I think the engine is original. I am wondering how many hp the 4108s can be? Are they all the same, or do they vary? |
Dwight Brooker
Member
Username: sailmaster
Post Number: 50
Registered: 05-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 30, 2007 - 05:43 pm: |
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50 HP |
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