Chances are, Edd, if your oil is gray, there's water in it and I'd be seriously considering the head gasket as the likely culprit.
Best of luck, David On 22 June 2015 at 11:19, Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Edd, > > Your M-35 is a marinized Kubota tractor engine. You might contact a > tractor mechanic about rebuilding it. Seems to me a rebuild should be in > the $3000-3500 range. A new one would be north of $7-8K. > > I handled a complete rebuild on an M-30 a while back. I got most of the > parts from a Kubota tractor dealer. Somewhere there is a cross reference > for parts using the serial number off the block. > > I took the head and block and the bearings, rings, etc. to a regular > engine machine shop. They built the block, rebuilt the head and installed > the head. All I had to do was install the heat exchanger and a few other > goodies and drop it back in the boat. That M-30 is still going strong. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > > > On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Listers, >> >> Having some troubles with the Enterprise's Universal M-35 Diesel engine >> and I'm preparing myself for the worst. >> >> Has anyone on the list completely replaced their engine and, if so, what >> did it cost you including time out of commission and labor? >> >> >> All the best, >> >> Edd >> >> ------------------------------- >> Edd M. Schillay >> Starship Enterprise >> NCC-1701-B >> C&C 37+ | City Island, NY >> www.StarshipSailing.com >> ------------------------------- >> 914.332.4400 | Office >> 914.774.9767 | Mobile >> ------------------------------- >> Sent via iPhone 6 >> iPhone. iTypos. iApologize >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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