You only have pressurize the system if you completely drain it, to top it off, just open the coolant cap (regular looking radiator cap) and if you...
I did a little quick reading on Boatdiesel.com, lots of people with similar issues had sensor problems others indicated that topping off coolant...
I have a 54 Viking with the MAN 1550s, I got that warning a few times at around 650 hours. I had planned on doing the 1000 hr service before...
I own a 54C Viking. In my opinion, all things being equal, bigger is almost always better until you get too big to run by yourself. Reality...
All good, Mark and I handled it thru PMs on this site. Robert
I have Viking Sea Trial data on a 54C with those engines. It is in .pdf form and I am not sure how to get it on the forum. Leave me an email...
I have a 2008 54C with V12 1550s and looking at the original factory sea trial data as a ref. 35 knt cruise, 125 gal/hr burn. This is very close...
Beauty is a very subjective thing, for me, I just can't seem to embrace the "euro" look to her lines.
When I shopped around for the 1000 hr service I contacted no less than three authorized MAN dealers, all their quotes were close to the $22K that...
Hibanx: They charged me $1277.30 which included an oil analysis as well as a rather detailed physical inspection and sea trial. On the sea trial...
I had a pair MAN 1550s surveyed a couple months back by ACE Marine Diesel out of Vero Beach and I was pleased with their work 772-564-7070
Chapman's is a great resource and a "must read" then find a friend(s) and just get out there somehow. Nothing replaces hands on time on the...
Very well done and interesting, always good to see things from a another perspective.
Seriously considering adding a sea anchor for overnighting in the northern Gulf of Mexico, purpose would be to keep bow into seas and slow down...
