bfloyd4445
Guru
Was curious as to how many hours all you FL owners have on your engines with out teardown or rebuild?
Thanks
Britt
Thanks
Britt
Just under 2000 hours, 1981 boat. PO wore out 2 gensets; anchoring for weeks using a speedboat to get around, fish,etc.
Anecdotally from a charter operator, 10-12000 is not unusual.
Thats pretty low for a 73 Marin you should get out there and do some trawlerin
No smoke, even on startup (fingers crossed).
You're correct. Bob Smith of American Diesel says a properly cared for Lehman will last around 15,000 hrs. Mine is a 1986 and has around 5000 hours with no problems. It'll outlive me for sure. If you're buying one, an oil analysis will tell you if there are any problems, as long as the oil has some engine time on it. If it's just been changed, the owner may be trying to hide a problem.
Or doing his regular maintenance
You're correct. Bob Smith of American Diesel says a properly cared for Lehman will last around 15,000 hrs. Mine is a 1986 and has around 5000 hours with no problems. It'll outlive me for sure. If you're buying one, an oil analysis will tell you if there are any problems, as long as the oil has some engine time on it. If it's just been changed, the owner may be trying to hide a problem.
Yea, what are the odds? Since you can't do an oil analysis on new oil that tells you anything, I'd insist on getting minimum of 20 hours on the engine, then test.
According to Marin,it started life as the Ford of England Dorset diesel, having less a success as a truck engine than as a standing or constant rpm engine.I think the original Lehman WAS a tractor engine.
According to Marin,it started life as the Ford of England Dorset diesel, having less a success as a truck engine than as a standing or constant rpm engine.
I just sourced a fresh water pump assembly for my 2715E engine, it came from England but I can`t see a country of manufacture. The seller, Wagga Wagga (a rural town) Tractor, lists application to various farm machines, 3 headers, 2 tractors and 8 Ford trucks.
Clearly, a major use was ultimately marine. I`d like to hear from someone who has done high hours with one, but < 5000 seems to be the most.
You know what they say about old-generation British engines--- if they don't leak oil and smoke on startup there's something wrong with them.
7581 hours and no issues on the FL SP135.