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Post by dave phillips on Jan 20, 2008 20:43:27 GMT
anyone know anything about these engines
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Post by squidlips on Jan 20, 2008 23:14:05 GMT
steyr make air cooled tractors so i dont think they are too bad
are you after one for your boat?
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Post by dave phillips on Jan 20, 2008 23:23:29 GMT
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Post by scotty on Jan 20, 2008 23:40:31 GMT
monkeynuts will know
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Post by squidlips on Jan 20, 2008 23:43:34 GMT
that looks like it is water cooled,if it is that is a very good price  air cooled would need thinking about, cooling air flow etc |
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Post by monkeynuts on Jan 23, 2008 18:10:57 GMT
never worked on 1 b4, but new buhks are pritty dam good as thay are trying to get right in with the rest of the market
il ask scotty at TS marine in universal marina (local main dealer) he should be able to shed some light
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Post by monkeynuts on Jan 24, 2008 17:46:05 GMT
hi dave , i spook to scotty, steyr are part of the buhks parent company, but not actually a buhk engine at all.
seems thay are a mono block (no cylinder head) and are a chuck away engine should any problem occure with the block, valves , pistons ...ect
the thames police used for a while but cos thay cants be repaired thay stopped useing them quite quickly. thay also use the same blocks as Lombardini engines which are not the best to be polite about them . also parts that can be replaced are pricey.
as karl said thay are good tractors but thats cos thay work harded in a tractor and that stops glazing of bores
so to cut a long story short, scottys advice was : - if you are looking to sell your boat and you can get one at the right price(@2-3k for a 2004 model with very low hours) then go for it ,but in the long term if you wish to keep the boat stay away and get some think more reliable.
sorry its probaly not what you wanted to hear m8, but it might help if the boat is going on sale in the near future
cheers john
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Post by dave phillips on Jan 24, 2008 17:55:58 GMT
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Post by squidlips on Jan 24, 2008 18:05:55 GMT
that iveco looks ok from what he said and the parts are probably cheap enough from a commercial motor factors you should get your beast running nice with that ;D |
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Post by monkeynuts on Jan 26, 2008 9:53:04 GMT
check the hours and history, but sounds a lot better
with iveco you know your getting a real hard working engine and well proven, like karl said cheap parts to
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