Volvo knowledge?

[Guest]

Whats the main difference between KAMD42 230hp and the later KAMD43 230hp engines folks? Are the later engines any better?

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[tr7v8]

Clive,

Sent you PM from VolPen forum.

Jim
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[Guest]

wheres this ere VolPen forum then?

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[tr7v8]

Ere, got bits on over KADs as well.

http://www.arweb.co.uk/volpen/usergroup/messages/1/1.html?1043399292

PS still can't do URL's!

Jim
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[DavidJ]

http://www.haumann-motoren-service.de/volvo_penta/
try this it's all a bit German but the stats are understandable

 

[Guest]

Dont really want stats David just has anybody got first hand knowledge to compare the two, Whats engines are yours.

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[KevB]

I think the difference is............

Old KAD 42 = crap. Pistons and valves always going kaput.

Over the years KAD 42 evolved with Volvo putting the bad bits right.

When they finished sorting out the KAD 42, making it a half decent engine they called it a KAD 43.

 

[jimg]

I hope they are, as I have a pair of KAD43's!

 

[Guest]

Thanks Kev thats what I was hoping for

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[DavidJ]

Mine are KAD43's
I was tempted to go for KAD44's but was worried about 'over' electronics on the boat and maybe reliability problems. As it happens I think there have been very few problems so fears unfounded.
David

 

[DepSol]

One bent piston!!!!!!

Dom

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[Guest]

Re: And another thing

If the M stands for "Marine" and the D for deisel, why are some fitted on boats
called KAD43 with no M ??????

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[DavidJ]

Try
http://boatdiesel.com
and look at 'forums' Loads of US stuff on Volvos and others
David

 

[DepSol]

Re: And another thing

K is for Kompressor
A is for Aquamatic
D is for Drive

At least I think it is not 100% sure on the D tho.

Dom

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[[2574]]

AsI understand it the KAD42's don't have silencers fitted on the superchargers whereas the KAD43's do. The supercharger's on the 42's are very noisy and I have had silencers fitted - you can't hear the supercharger's with silencers.

 

[Guest]

Re: Jim

thought you'd know why maine are called KAMD43 and DavidJ are called KAD43
if the M stands for Marine then what

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[tr7v8]

Re: Jim

OK finally found V&^*o price list, Diesel Aquamatics on legs are K if supercharged etc. as someone has said, with no M so therefore KAD43P etc, the inboard equivalent on shafts would be KAMD43P, I'd assume M being marine gearbox or something similar.
I thought T was turbocharged but although the inboard uses a T designation the same engine on a leg doesn't, eg. TAMD31P is Turbo, marine gearbox, AD31P is same engine on a leg, so I'm a tad confused.
A friend of ours is Svedish so I'll ask her whether M is gearbox or whatever in Swedish.

Jim
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[lanason]

Re: And another thing

I thort it was
K = Komputer
A = Aided
D = Design



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[tr7v8]

Re: Jim

OK update, just spoken to Swedish friend, gearbox in Swedish would be Viksundorfer(sp) so M don't mean gearbox in this context, her comment was could be Marine as Swedish Marine is Marina.

Jim
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[Chris771]

Re: Jim

I thought it was for :-

K Kompressor

A Aftercooled

D Diesel

and for TAMD

Turbo

Aftercooled

Marine

Diesel

Don't know where the M has gone in the KADs