Approx engine weight..Suzuki

[deckie]

Taken an old Suzuki DT60 off and cannot believe how difficult it is to figure out the weight of her as a guide to repowering.
Not even in the owners manual.
Hoping someone out there might have a clue coz i;ve been told by one guy it was an 85kg motor but that seems a bit low...then found a vague reference on the net at between 105 and 111kgs. >:(
Looking at the added weight of a 4stk for repowering

Anyone have a rough idea the weight of a 1983/4 Suzuki DT60 with power tilt ?
Thanx
Steve

[Noelm]

how many cylinders?

[FNQCairns]

85 sounds close, did that engine hold across another HP? 3cylinder huh? was the 90 the same engine i suspect not but the 90/115??could pull 120kg, the 40 which i had for a while was in the 55kg range from memory, neither of these should be the same engine as yours, would be relatively safe to draw a line though the lot and gestimate?.

To my mind there was no good reason why that engine would have been greatly heavier or lighter than comparable 2 or 3 cylinder engines.

cheers fnq

[Waraba Mick]

Steve, i have an old suzuki brochure it lists a DT 65, 2 cylinder 798cc 2stroke at 83kg ( no power tilt) this may give you a rough idea.


Mick.

[deckie]

You guys are the best.
Tx very very much.
They were a 2cyl 798 2stk Noelm..strong motor but prone to run a bit rough at low revs. Was my old man's and was way past resurrection.

FNQ..based on your knowledge of the 40 and 90/115 everything does point to it being about that 85kg mark being a 2 cyl.
Mick..i think the DT65's might have been the longer production model as this motor (DT60) was purchased new in '84 and the only references i could find was "DT60 83/84", so maybe it had a short production run. Based on your 65hp this thing might have even been lighter than 85kegs.


You guys have definitely narrowed it down to well and truly accurate enough..spent far too long on the net trying to track it down. Seems it must be somewhere 80-90kgs and thats close enough so thanx a lot guys.
Cheers
Steve

[deckie]

btw...it has highlighted for me the weight problem with converting to 4stk on an older hull. Getting much lighter now but even the lightest 60 4stk is still around 105-110kg and some up around 160kg. They can be rated to 90 like this one but unless you are careful about weight it'd be like asking your missus to go stand on the transom to take off.
This one really needs 70hp i reckon and may need to be ye olde yammie 70 2stk due to weight. I really didnt think the weight diff was THAT much but its HUUUUUUGE
cheers

[Noelm]

yep, 2 cylinder would be approx 90KG I would reckon, perhaps a tad maore given that the older motors were made from a lot of cast iron and no one really cared too much about weight back then.

[White Pointer]

G'day,

Try to get the specifications on the boat, as well. Unless you have owned it from new, lots of BMTs are built to a budget and the engine might have been the minimum power rating and the transom may be able to carry more weight than you think.

Regards,

White Pointer