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Old 07-18-2004, 06:23 PM
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A significant drawback....

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Originally posted by scottycboy
I've got a a 3.0 liter 5 cylinder iron head engine out of an 85 126. But am also looking at using a diesel from a 91 350, or even a 3.0 6cylinder...
MBZ automobile engines do not have the correct style of injection pump for marine applications. In order to function on a boat (or in a stationary power application too), these IPs need a speed governor that works over the entire RPM range of the engine, not just at idle-1000 RPM like the IPs on the 616, 617, 603 et al...

Operating a boat with an ungoverned diesel engine would be a gold-plated PITA...you would have to constantly adjust the throttle whenever operating at any speed other than dead slow.
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