macnorton
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Are these engines based on the same block, ie what is the difference between them?
Any one know. Rick..
Any one know. Rick..
Perkins Perama / 100 series
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MrCramp
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Yes they are. The Perkins Perama M20, M25 amd M30 are marinised versions of the Perkins 100 series. I have a 3 cylinder 103/06 which was breifly in a canal boat on keel cooling. It does not have the raw water pump on it and the place where a raw water pump would go has a plate across it. It would be a Perama M20 if marinised.
They are a very smooth running engine with little vibration which goes with being a 3 cylinder engine.
They are also the same engine block as the Volvo MD2020 and MD2030. If you know your engine number I can tell you what it is and when it was built. I am just going to paint my dagger board in a few minuites so might not be back here for a bit.
They are a very smooth running engine with little vibration which goes with being a 3 cylinder engine.
They are also the same engine block as the Volvo MD2020 and MD2030. If you know your engine number I can tell you what it is and when it was built. I am just going to paint my dagger board in a few minuites so might not be back here for a bit.
macnorton
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many thanks for that, I will get the numbers later this week.
Latestarter1
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Rick,
All developments of Japanese Shibura base engine licenced by Perkins.
The name Perama was applied to the first marine versions of the Perkins 100 Series industrial engine, varouus bore/stroke configuations around same base engine design. When Perkins dumped out of marine market passed to Volvo.
Current Volvo D1's use the Perkins Shibura base which was heavily re-designed Tier II engine with bore/stroke of 77mm x 81mm. Older versions were either square or undersquare bore/stroke.
Manifolds only interchangeable on earlier engines.
All developments of Japanese Shibura base engine licenced by Perkins.
The name Perama was applied to the first marine versions of the Perkins 100 Series industrial engine, varouus bore/stroke configuations around same base engine design. When Perkins dumped out of marine market passed to Volvo.
Current Volvo D1's use the Perkins Shibura base which was heavily re-designed Tier II engine with bore/stroke of 77mm x 81mm. Older versions were either square or undersquare bore/stroke.
Manifolds only interchangeable on earlier engines.
boatmike
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Both previous posts correct. The Parama was a Japanese engine badged by Perkins and later sold to Volvo to replace the crappy old 2000 series. It's a good little engine!
