JENS As with any conversion it should have more torque than glow and swing a bigger prop no surprise here I would also guess it would hold heat more with a steel head and contra
I do not know if the rods are bushed martin

Mistake 2 in my life selling my 23ft north sea design open boat with 2 cyl Bukh diesel fuel consumption about a gallon an hour, I had bought a blank hull and finished it off myself