kpetry
Member
- Jul 19, 2008
- 362
- Boat Info
- 2002 Sea Ray 340DA
- Engines
- Twin 8.1 Horizons, inboard
It amazes me how many will chime in on a diesel discussion when they own gas boats and don't really know what they're talking about...
3208's are completely rebuildable.
Feel free to pm me if you have more specific questions about the 3208's- I actually own them.
I might point out (again), Mr. Expert, that boats are not the only vehicle that 3208s were installed in! They were available in tons of heavy equipment, including trucks, ag equipment, and industrial. I have owned two. So, I guess that also elevates me to your lofty position of being qualified to comment! They are indeed quite "rebuildable". The issue is COST EFFECTIVENESS. Labor rates in a given area will play a major role in the calculus. Usually once the rebuild is accomplished on these engines, including parts, machine work and labor, and considering the fact that a new engine will have a factory warranty, the owner will be money ahead by "throwing away" the old unit and replacing it with new.
I was not dogging your boat's engines. 3208s were excellent engines for me, and I had no problems because I was careful about maintaining them. My post referred to cost effectiveness of rebuild vs new.
It's funny, if the two of us were standing together on the dock with a couple of beers, I doubt that the conversation would have taken this nasty turn. I'll bet we'd get along quite well. People will say things on an internet forum that they wouldn't say in person.
I will now take my miserable little gas boat and proceed to cower in the corner awaiting your response from on high.