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pete_corbett
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Username: pete_corbett

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Registered: 11-2013
Posted on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 11:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have a partially reconditioned Kelvin marine diesel for sale and am looking for advice about where to advertise. During a recent recondition I found cracks in the block which rendered the engine unserviceable - however I am left with the remaining components, many of which have been reconditioned including the heads, liners, pistons and rings, small end, injector pump and injectors, starter motor, alternator etc - along with almost a complete set of gaskets, seals and some bearings. Also all parts cleaned and some repainted with original Kelvin green (or close to it). I am aware that these parts are becoming increasingly more difficult to obtain so I'm looking for a good home - apart from the block (which could potentially be repaired) these engine parts could again provide long hours of reliable service - phone 021 877 529
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johnoxley
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Post Number: 105
Registered: 04-2010
Posted on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 02:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi - Which Kelvin please? K, J? Some blocks and heads were still available from UK and India.
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pete_corbett
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Registered: 11-2013
Posted on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 02:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi John - it's in the heading - a Kelvin P4-R (20hp)
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robert
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Post Number: 628
Registered: 07-2003
Posted on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 10:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Cracked block & head repair used to the specialty of quite a few companies, no doubt in the UK as well. Is that an option you have rejected?
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richardhula
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Registered: 01-2013
Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 04:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

eBay seems to be a popular place to sell such.

Unfortunately the later Kelvin P series suffered badly from direct raw water cooling. I believe lips on the heads securing water passage sealing rings corroded badly. Your engine with good heads may be a good source of spares for someone since 950 P4's were built between 1957 and 1976.
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pete_corbett
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Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 05:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks for the tip about eBay - I haven't used that before

This particular engine used fresh water for engine cooling with a raw water heat exchanger and keel cooling so with the anti freeze regularly changed there was virtually no internal corrosion
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pete_corbett
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Registered: 11-2013
Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 05:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Sorry Robert missed your post about the block and head repairs in the UK - yeah pretty abandoned the repair option on the basis that you may be able to deal with the cracks you can see - it's the ones you can't see, and the underlying cause of the cracks that were more of a concern. The boatbwas significantly underpowered anyway so a great excuse to repower - going from 20hp to 75hp so it will definitely be a different vessel
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robert
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Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 10:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Not at all; idle curiosity on my part! ;-)
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isle_of_may
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Registered: 06-2014
Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 03:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Looking for injectors for a p4r and other spares anything considered as I intend to keep the old dear running.
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alex_the_bruce
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Registered: 10-2015
Posted on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 08:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I seek a Kelvin P 4 R gearbox, or internal components ---- my gearbox has severe toothache which has wrecked any chance of boating.
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brocksey
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Registered: 11-2015
Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 10:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Alex i may be able to help with the gearbox parts providing the parts you need are for the box that's attached to the engine casing and not the add on reduction box that's attached to the shaft . One other problem maybe that i am in the UK so postage to you could be a fortune ? Steve
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alex_the_bruce
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Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 07:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Steve, I thought I had replied to you, with thanks, but see no trace of it, so go again. My gearbox is a 1:1 direct drive and has teeth broken on the top shaft and the reverse cone is split. If it possible to cost spare bits and freight by surface mail, I'd be grateful.
Engine is being removed, so time not a huge factor.
Sorry if this is posted a second time. I'm not too hot at all this.
Regards, Alex, Kaikohe, Northland, NZ
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alex_the_bruce
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Registered: 10-2015
Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 08:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Steve, I had not completed the first message, which is why it did not get sent. My Kelvin is a P4, well worth keeping alive as I've done the engine and goes well.The gearbox problem was caused by selecting reverse, with a jambed prop shaft. Nasty - NASTY noises followed!!!!!Regards, Alex.

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