I had 1 of these in my westerly pageant, just kept right on runnin (on red diesel), for about 15 years, until kids broke in & sunk it-b'stards. Mine was dynostart, sailed all Irish sea many times.
i had a md2 it was 33 years old salt water cooled they had a problem the cooling passage was to close to the cyclinder old ones blue head gaskets like crazy a went throw 3 of them old one in my 59 rason 30 i could change a head gasket in 45 minutes out at see good motor thow always got me home
I've just been working on one these engines- it had been sat in a boat on a floating mooring for 14 years and the pistons had seized. We took the heads and blocks off, managed to knock out the pistons, re-honed the bores, fitted new piston rings and put it back together. After squirting some oil down the bores to get the compression up and bled the fuel system (which took A LOT of time!) it fired up and ran like a Swiss watch. As a marine engine you can't get much better.
my dad's volvo md2b engine leaks oil on his fortune 30 sailboat and it also overheated once and it broke 3 impellors blades
ianstatham29 6 months ago
my dad's volvo md2b engine leaks oil on his fortune 30 sailboat
ianstatham29 6 months ago
I had 1 of these in my westerly pageant, just kept right on runnin (on red diesel), for about 15 years, until kids broke in & sunk it-b'stards. Mine was dynostart, sailed all Irish sea many times.
101rabit 10 months ago
PUT IT IN MY DAD'S FORD TRUCK !
themotorfreak1 1 year ago
I need the ring gear for this engine , They are hard to come across now.
wellusee 1 year ago
@wellusee , try contacting Vosbury Marine, 14107573844 or vosburym@aol.com
vosman2 1 year ago
thats a nice sounding md2
glockeva 2 years ago
been looking at a sailboat that has this motor in it man does it run nice
welderman27 3 years ago
There's no doubt about it, volvo know how to build a good maotor!
gooseknack 3 years ago
i had a md2 it was 33 years old salt water cooled they had a problem the cooling passage was to close to the cyclinder old ones blue head gaskets like crazy a went throw 3 of them old one in my 59 rason 30 i could change a head gasket in 45 minutes out at see good motor thow always got me home
KEVINMITCHELSTEIN 3 years ago
I believe that V.P. Md2 is one of the best marine engines ever built.
coriolisi 3 years ago 2
I've just been working on one these engines- it had been sat in a boat on a floating mooring for 14 years and the pistons had seized. We took the heads and blocks off, managed to knock out the pistons, re-honed the bores, fitted new piston rings and put it back together. After squirting some oil down the bores to get the compression up and bled the fuel system (which took A LOT of time!) it fired up and ran like a Swiss watch. As a marine engine you can't get much better.
jozg44 3 years ago 2
My father had a MD2 a long time ago, it had a DC generator, belt driven, that also acted as starter motor.
I was very fascinated by it as a kid..
BadAndUgly 4 years ago
Sounds great.
mpwelk 4 years ago
thats... great (y)
megaproxy 4 years ago
Brilliant! The Beast of the Bilge Lives!!
Stellwagen 4 years ago
one of the best .... nice !
humbugger43 4 years ago