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whats the difference beteeen a auto engine and a marine engine?

Jul 25, 2009 by hartung jacob | Posted in Boats & Boating


A marine engine has to provide constant power output and must run at work revs continuously hour after hour - a car requires only sporadic output of power - it can spend 8% of the time idling or coasting.

Marine engines must have minimal

ricsudukai | Jul 25, 2009

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