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 Deere: General -  Fuel pressure in a 6125 AFM marine engine VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 2  Fri Nov 6 09 11:29 PM
Jul 6 2009
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Level-1 Member Dungyman   Hi everyone.This will be long.I have a 2003 6125 afm in a commercial fishing boat in Alaska.For the first time ever an alarm on the guage panel came on and the codes were SPN 1569 and FMI 31 which the.....
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 Deere: General -  Piston and Head Fractures VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 5  Fri Oct 30 09 2:22 PM
Oct 16 2009
03:22 PM
Level-1 Member Rico   J. Deere 6 cyl, model TFM, first noticed "blow-by" so shut down stbd engine and ran to town with port eng. Prior to incident oil would get dark and appear old after about 50 hrs run time, bu.....
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 Deere: General -  John Deere 6081 8.1 L - Lemon? VIEW/REPLY Includes Attachments Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 30  Thu Oct 8 09 12:42 AM
Mar 2 2009
06:40 PM
Guest T_Motion   Stbd Engine - Installed as a pair in 2003 in a 41 ft workboat 2007 (Engine Hours 1160) - Exhaust Valve Failure in Cylinder #3 - Valve cracked resulting in damage to cylinder head, piston, liner, etc......
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 Deere: General -  ECU Fuel Consumption Accuracy? VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 2  Mon Aug 31 09 8:02 PM
May 2 2009
05:17 PM
Level-1 Member James Hamilton   How reliable, in general, is engine manufacturer Engine Control Unit J1939 fuel consumption data? I´m considering deleting a FlowScan on an order I´m doing to eliminate cost and complexity. But, I nee.....
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 Deere: General -  Deere 4045D overcooling/white smoke VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 1  Thu Jul 23 09 1:14 AM
Jul 22 2009
12:50 PM
Guest Kevin Kearney   My Deere is running 165-170F on 195F thermostats-white smoke over 1200rpm,Ran at 150F on fresh Deere 180F thermostats Changed head gasket, no water evidence,injectors,thermostats,air cleaner,valve ad.....
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 Deere: General -  Why Deere is missing to a high degree on the Forum VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 10  Thu Jun 18 09 3:02 AM
Jun 10 2009
11:35 PM
Level-1 Member Tomas Kempe   I checked the number of posts on the recent 3 pages to see what it is composed of, not any specific problems, only the listing by Brand. Cummins 14 posts (mainly B-ser), Volvo 12 posts (mainly 40-ser).....
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 Deere: General -  6068 Water Pump Drive Ratio VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 0  Wed May 13 09 7:51 PM
May 13 2009
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Level-1 Member Captainseattle   Does anyone know the water pump (hydraulic pump when keel cooled) drive ratio?
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 Deere: General -  Exsessive Fuel Burn 6076 AFM VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 0  Mon Apr 20 09 11:00 PM
Apr 20 2009
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Level-2 Member Dave Waldrip   I hauled out the boat last fall and made no changes to the prop or anything else. Last season I was burning about 60 gallons a trip and now the same trip is 76 gallons a trip The guy who ran my boat.....
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 Deere: General -  Percentage of full RPm´s to cruise an 80 hp deere VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 2  Fri Apr 17 09 1:28 AM
Apr 17 2009
12:14 AM
Guest Bird   Spoke w/ an owner of a trawler w/ twin 2001 80 h.p. ( naturals) Deere´s. He runs it at 1900 rpm´s and max rpm is 2000. Is it damaging to regularly cruise at this close to max RPM with these engines?
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 Deere: General -  Bleeding air from cooling system on 6068 tfm,heat exchanged cooling system VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 1  Mon Mar 30 09 11:34 PM
Mar 29 2009
04:16 PM
Guest Patriot   I just changed my thermostats,installed a buss heater,and had heat exchanger acid washed clean and re-installed.I replaced the coolant and want to check for air in the system.What is the best way to g.....
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 Deere: General -  John Deere 4045t Power Unit VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 1  Fri Mar 13 09 12:56 PM
Mar 12 2009
08:55 PM
Guest Pedro   I am thinking of marinising deere 4045t power unit what would i need to do this any advice would be helpful thanx pedro
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 Deere: General -  Deere Marine 6068 stalling at idle VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 2  Tue Mar 10 09 12:29 AM
Mar 9 2009
06:17 PM
Level-1 Member Ferry   I have a 6068 Deere Marine diesel in a 65 ft long ferry, "On Time III", which occasionally stalls at idle when coming down from higher RPMs. I replaced the mechanical fuel pump in case fuel .....
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 Deere: General -  Thoughts on VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 2  Mon Mar 9 09 9:44 PM
Mar 7 2009
05:22 AM
Level-1 Member Barry Burger   I am considering the purchase of a 32´ commercial salmon troller that has a newly installed 4024 JD diesel that was "professionally" marinized by MER, a large marine engine dealer in Seattl.....
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 Deere: General -  Coolant VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 1  Mon Mar 9 09 9:33 PM
Mar 9 2009
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Guest Patriot   What do you consider the best coolant system anti freeze for older(2000) engines
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 Deere: General -  Block Heater on 6068TFM VIEW/REPLY   Notify me of any new messages to this topic. 4  Fri Feb 20 09 1:09 AM
Jan 22 2009
03:37 AM
Guest Patriot   What would you recommend on a 28 downeast lobster with a single 6068tfm,Thanks.Peter
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