No intercoolers cool the air intake before the air goes into the turbo. Aftercoolers cool the aftercharge or air after it is compressed by the...
Yes, this is a fairly recent CAT mandate or recommendation, before it was just service them every 1000 hours and never a provision for...
The Mississippi is pretty bad too and you'll even eat up the raw water pumps in a few years there.
They have some inherent issues. I know one guy with a big intrepid with 3 of them. He fueled in the Bahamas and 2 out of the 3 Grenaded on a 50...
As calm as the ocean is this time of year, it shouldn't be much.....with seakeepers at that speed it shouldn't hardly rock at all.
I replace genset impellors annually, I've found most don't go 2 years without losing a vane or two, regardless of hours...... genset impellors are...
This is correct and 8v71's will be 8 GPH, but with the same size vessel you will also lose speed at 1000 rpms compared to the 12 cylinder...
No, the term described a larger than actual galley yes. But the term meant a larger than actual galley that also included the crew dinette and...
It DEPENDS how you run them. At cruise they don't use terribly much more fuel than say a modern cat or man. Maybe 10% more fuel. Under the...
Yes, most a/c pumps can be changed in about an hour.
Yes, but if they're off the beaten path. A service technician can come in, diagnose it, and change it immediately instead of waiting for one to be...
12v71's are twice the motors the 8v92's or 12v92's are. Basically the 92 series was designed to make as much power as possible, and to be...
