No this is not an advertisement, I know I'm in the diesel engine repair
business, but this not why I'm writing...So don't start throwing anchors at
me...Just yet.
For years I have been having great success with this product line and for
an equal length of time I have been whinnying about the Westerbeke line
ending with their 108 hp NA engine. While I work on an increasing number of
turbo engines these days, I always thought if they expanded the top end of
their NA line, they might be able to capture some of the small to medium
trawler re-power market.
I was checking their website tonight for specifications in regard to re
powers I'm presently doing for sailboats and boy was I surprised! They came
up with three new Century Series engines, the 4 cylinder model 110-T4 110
hp and the 6 cylinder model 170-T6 170 hp turbo model. Being an old NA
thumper fan, I was really shocked to see the new model 120-N6, you guessed
it "N" stands for naturally aspirated.
If you look closely at the model 120-N6, you'll notice the specifications
run real close to the Ford/Lehman 120 model 2715-E/6D380. Compression
raises from 16:1 to 17:1, Max rpm is 2,500, Max hp still 120, continuous hp
is 114, up from 108 hp, Max torque of 280 @1,600 rpm is increased to 298
bs/ft @ 1,500 rpm and total weight including the transmission is about 100
pounds lighter. The installation dimensions are so close on both engines, I
thought I was seeing double.
I'm an old died in the wool Ford/Lehman fan, my Lehman is an original (not
rebuilt) engine with 100 hours on it, I will probably rebuild it when the
time comes and they will probably have to pry it from my cold dead hands.
However, should the time come, when my engine is no longer fit to rebuild
or parts become unreasonably difficult to obtain, the new 120-N6 might be
the way to go.
Check out their web site: Westerbeke.com
Food for thought
--- Marty Chin
--- baymarinediesel@earthlink.net
--- EarthLink: It's your Internet.
No this is not an advertisement, I know I'm in the diesel engine repair
business, but this not why I'm writing...So don't start throwing anchors at
me...Just yet.
For years I have been having great success with this product line and for
an equal length of time I have been whinnying about the Westerbeke line
ending with their 108 hp NA engine. While I work on an increasing number of
turbo engines these days, I always thought if they expanded the top end of
their NA line, they might be able to capture some of the small to medium
trawler re-power market.
I was checking their website tonight for specifications in regard to re
powers I'm presently doing for sailboats and boy was I surprised! They came
up with three new Century Series engines, the 4 cylinder model 110-T4 110
hp and the 6 cylinder model 170-T6 170 hp turbo model. Being an old NA
thumper fan, I was really shocked to see the new model 120-N6, you guessed
it "N" stands for naturally aspirated.
If you look closely at the model 120-N6, you'll notice the specifications
run real close to the Ford/Lehman 120 model 2715-E/6D380. Compression
raises from 16:1 to 17:1, Max rpm is 2,500, Max hp still 120, continuous hp
is 114, up from 108 hp, Max torque of 280 @1,600 rpm is increased to 298
bs/ft @ 1,500 rpm and total weight including the transmission is about 100
pounds lighter. The installation dimensions are so close on both engines, I
thought I was seeing double.
I'm an old died in the wool Ford/Lehman fan, my Lehman is an original (not
rebuilt) engine with 100 hours on it, I will probably rebuild it when the
time comes and they will probably have to pry it from my cold dead hands.
However, should the time come, when my engine is no longer fit to rebuild
or parts become unreasonably difficult to obtain, the new 120-N6 might be
the way to go.
Check out their web site: Westerbeke.com
Food for thought
--- Marty Chin
--- baymarinediesel@earthlink.net
--- EarthLink: It's your Internet.
