Posted by D beatty on March 14, 2013 at 07:04:56 from (50.151.124.6):
In Reply to: 3208 Cat engine posted by NEKS on March 14, 2013 at 05:27:14:
I worked for commercial freight line and at one time had 6 Ford tractors powered with the 3208 Cats and 3 others that were Cummins powered. They were a gutless motor and loads over 36,000 lbs. worked the daylight out of them. The only way our company got any life out of them was by putting new bearings in the bottom end at about 90,000 miles. The 3208 can be sleeved I think everyone of those engines were sleeved twice. We has a place out of Granger,In. called Shaker Racing that bored & sleeved them and they also sleeved our 366 & 427 Chevy truck engines. Later years two of the tractors were repowered with DT 466s whitch was a much better engine.
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