Engine Mounting; Installation Angles - Perkins M65 Installation Manual

TPD 1399E Chapter 1

Engine mounting

Installation angles

The engine is intended to be installed so that the
cylinders are vertical, when viewed from ahead or
astern (A).
In service, however, the sump fitted as standard on the
M65 and as an option on the M85T (B) may operate
continuously at a heel angle of 20 , and intermittently
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(i.e. for up to 15 seconds at a time) at an angle of
25 .
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A high inclination sump fitted as standard on the M85T,
and as an option on the M65, allows an operating
heel angle of 25 continuously, and intermittently up
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to 35 (C).
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