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Lloyd E. Sponenburgh
 
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Default mini diesel engines


"Cydrome Leader" wrote in message
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Does anybody have any opinions/stories of 4-6 HP 1 cylinder diesel
engines, like the Yanmar L70 or anything from Lombardini?

Compared to gas engines, they look like they might cost 2-3 times more,
and weight at least twice as much.


I used to maintain one-lung-er Onans on boats in 'Nam. (generator duty).
They were _always_ broken. My experience with flat-pack 'wide-vee' fours
from Onan in RV gensets is about the same.

LLoyd