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Originally Posted by castoff
Does "Volvo penta 3cyl. 28hp diesel, 2003 series model" mean that the engine was new in 2003.
I suppose a lot depends on how well an engine was maintained, but how many hours is reasonable for a diesel engine. Is 2700 hours on a '94 Yanmar 3GM Ok.
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The 2003 is a 3 cylinder engine in the Volvo 2000 series. There was the 2001 (single) 2002 (2 cylinders) 2003 (3 cylinders) and 2003T (3 cylinder turbo). These engines were manufactured from about 1984 to 1990. They were the worst engines Volvo manufactured as can be noted by the short run. Volvo claimed they were the state of the art at the time but I think they were more experimental. After these Volvo stopped manufacturing small block diesels and assembled them using I believe Kubota blocks or they repainted Perkins small diesels. I would not buy a boat with a 2000 series engine unless the cost of a new engine is factored in.
2700 hours on a 3GM would not worry.