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Personally with the cost of boats right now, I would think you could find one with a disel in it for less than the cost of a repower. Agreed, I was just liking the idea of twins for both reliablity and power. Would not be unheard of to have 10000lbs+ of salmon on board bucking the inlets 6-7...

Yes, the $$$$ are adding up! It'd have to be a real cheap initial purchase to make it happen. As a business purchase however, at least I can write it off!

The boat is a 38' Owens fiberglass gillnetter with BorgWarner transmissions and Vee drives. Use is a salmon gillnetter in Cook Inlet where I commercial fish each summer. It comes with some 8.2L diesels of unknown history sitting on some pallets. I was hoping that I could sell them off and use...

I"m looking at a 38' boat with twin run out SBC 350 gassers. If I purchase it, it would only be if I can afford to repower with some diesels. I've owned and do now own a 6.5 in a pickup but what about marine use on these units? How many Hp on these engines in NA form? How about adding the turbo...

Ok, sounds great, I'll look into some of the links provided by you guys here on the forum!

The cables on my '96 are beyond patching. I've checked with the dealer and they are no longer available they say. Can a good battery shop make up new cables if I bring in the old ones for a pattern? Any ideas on the cost vs getting a set from a wrecking yard?

Yes, with my limited time up there each summer, selling and getting a different rig makes more sense.

AK Diesel, Where in AK are you?

Ok, don't execute me, this is a legit question.... I believe. I have a work truck (1996 CCLB 4wd) in AK that I only use about 5 weeks a year and then it sits. It's got about 160K on it and its giving me trouble. I've checked and replaced grounds/PMD/lift pump etc (this is my third 6.5L, so I've...

yes, I know a bit about marine engines. I comm fish in AK each summer. Matter of fact, this truck project will be shipped up after its completed to act as a replacement flat bed when I retire my '81 3500 after this season. Lance www.alldrinsalmon.com

Sounds good, I'll get a gasket kit and break it down to check everything out. It has had oil in it the entire time, been stored in the garage in northern CA where there is not much humidity to contend with.

Years ago I build a long rod SBC 400. I went all out as it was a motor that I put in my jet boat and had it balanced and blueprinted. According to the dyno chart provided by Berkeley Jet Drive, it put out 410hp which put a smile on my face! I took the engine out when I sold the boat and its been...

I've got an '89 2500 5.7L 4x4 that I'm going to be updating for use as a work truck. I've got a dually rear end sitting in the yard from a late '70's Chevy 3/4 ton. When I put the flat bed on the '89, I'd like to also swap in the dually axle for a bit more load capacity. Will this swap in fairly...

'01 CC, LB, 2wd, lifted with 285's. Cruise set at 70mph I get 17mpg on a 340 mile highway driving round trip. I'd suppose it would be better if I dropped the speed by 5 mph but then ALL the cars pass me!

Perfect, exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!

I've got my Gm-8 sitting in the garage after being retired due to an ATT install. The truck has since been sold due to a love affair with an 01 Duramax! Anyway, I have tried twice to sell the -8 with TurboMaster with no luck. It does have 150K on it with a bit of shaft play. I'm thinking to...

Just bought a used PMD for a spare from one of our members in Canada. It came with some plastic covers labeled "Thermalloy". I haven't seen these covers before on any new PMD's that I've purchased so assume they are just a protective cover and the unit is not be be mounted with them in place?

I hope that is the solution. I just happened to bring a new Walbro -5 with me on this trip! Lance

Ok, did I read one of the replies correctly in that the truck should not have stalled when I opened the T handle? If so, what does that mean? Faulty lift pump? Filter was new last summer and I only got about 1000 miles on it before the truck died and I parked it. Lance

The PMD was in a new box in the glove compartment and looked spotless so I assumed it was new. The PO said he'd bought it but never got it installed. The remote mount is on a large alum finned heat sink, with the Silver paste mounted into the opening in the bumper. Batteries have gone dead every...