[Public-List] Motor Replacement continued

[Fraser Kittson via Public-List]

My 1978 A30 came factory with a Volvo MD7A if you can find on there a great motor. Drops rite in. 

Fraser Kittson


> On Aug 20, 2015, at 4:40 PM, Jim Davis via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
>   A few thoughts on replacement engines.  Back when I owned #240 I put a
>   Yanmar 2GM in it.  This works well on the pre-liner boats, but on a
>   liner boat the engine room pan gets in the way as the Yanmar is too
>   deep.  Westerbeake and Beta are a better option in the liner boats and
>   if I were to do a repower today I would go with the Beta.  Both
>   Westerbeake and Beta are as near drop in replacements for the Atomic 4
>   as you will find and are made on the same Kabota block.  When I did my
>   repower Beta was the "new kid on the block", but they have now been
>   around for a couple decades and actively marketing their product.
>   http://www.betamarinenc.com/
>   http://www.westerbeke.com/pages/westerbekeengines.htm
> Jim Davis
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> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 11:37:40 -0400
> From: Jonathan Bresler via Public-List
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> To: Wes Gardner <wesgardner1952 at gmail.com>
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> Wes,
> 
> Don't know what other folks have.
> #262 has a Yanmar 2GM20F installed by the previous owner, Tom Baker.  Tom
> got two from Florida
> #11 (?) Woody has the other 2GM20F from Tom, as far as I know.
> #247 and #550, which I am familiar with from racing on them, both have
> Atomic 4's
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 5:14 PM, Wes Gardner <wesgardner1952 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> That sounds correct...I'd just make doubly sure that your oil pressure
>> gauge sender and the one for the alarm (if so installed) are all properly
>> done. This will include ALL blocks built outside of the States.  By the
>> way, what motor do most folks have (other than the original A4)?  I may
>> have to consider an alternative if mine can't be rebuilt.
>> 
>> On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Jonathan Bresler <262alberg30 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Seems that Catalina folk have run into the problem of threads sizes as
>>> well as wanting a gauge vs a normally-closed switch.
>>> [1]http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/3288/oil-pressure-sender-f
> or-yanmar-diesels.cfm
>>> From looking around a bit it appears that VDO calls the type with two
>>> electrical terminals "floating ground" switch as opposed to "standard
>>> ground" (shorted to engine block).
>>> [2]http://www.vdo-instruments.com/sensors/pressure-sensors-switches.html
>>> 
>>> Jonathan
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 3:12 PM, Wes Gardner <wesgardner1952 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Good article...could have saved me several grand.  A note about the oil
>>>> pressure sender, when it blows out of the side of the motor, no alarm will
>>>> sound because it needs the ground from the nipple.  The way to avoid this
>>>> is to get a sender that has TWO terminals and ground the ground to the
>>>> motor somewhere, that way, when your sender blows out of the side of the
>>>> motor, you'll get an alarm (if it's hooked up)...mine was also not hooked
>>>> up but wouldn't have worked anyway...
>>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Jonathan Bresler <262alberg30 at gmail.com
>>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Ouch!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Was reading earlier this week about a oil pressure senders and the
>>>>> different threads involved.  1/8" NPT vs 1/8 PT on a Yanmar engine.
>>>>> [3]http://www.oceannavigator.com/September-2011/Upgrading-Yanmar-oil-pressu
> re-gauge-and-sender/
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jonathan
> 
> References
> 
>   1. http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/3288/oil-pressure-sender-for-yanmar-diesels.cfm
>   2. http://www.vdo-instruments.com/sensors/pressure-sensors-switches.html
>   3. http://www.oceannavigator.com/September-2011/Upgrading-Yanmar-oil-pressure-gauge-and-sender/
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