The pictures titled “4-108 in a sling” are of a “New” Perkins 4-108 (manufactured in 1982) with the transmission, bellhousing, and flywheel removed.  Also removed are the oil filter, heat exchanger, starter, manual oil-change pump, salt-water pump, engine mounts, and alternator.  This is the configuration that TransAtlantic Diesel of White Marsh, VA, wanted the engine delivered in for a “Long Block Overhaul”.  The engine will also fit through the companionway hatch of a V-42 in this condition with nothing more than the hatchboards removed.  It weighs around 350 # when stripped down and can be lifted by 2 men for moving around inside the boat.  Or it can be moved more easily by putting dishwashing soap between two pieces of 3 to 6 mil plastic and then just sliding it around anywhere you want.
    The pictures are useful for seeing the bottom of a Perkins oil pan and/or the engine block underneath all those add-on systems.   Also the area around the rear oil seal.

								Wayne Strausbaugh