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Posted by Harley on March 30, 2005 at 09:39:09 from (66.82.9.92):
In Reply to: Re: Truck Engines posted by RustyFarmall on March 30, 2005 at 08:08:58:
Well howdy, finally something I know something about. The Cummins are good engines except for their V-8 which they don"t make anymore. It was called the 903, because it had 903 cubic inches. Cat made a big V-8 that was the 3408. Power up the wazoo, but like Rusty said, about 4 miles to the gallon. Cat 3406 was a real workhorse, and still used today. All the newer diesels are named by their litre size, i.e., cummins L10,L11,L12, Detroit L12, L14, ETC. The newer series 60 Detroits are a very good engine, I have one with over 800,000 miles on it and still going strong, but the old 2-cycle detroits stay away from like the plague. They were classified as throwaway engines as far as I"m concerned. They were cheaper than the others to overhaul, but they went down sooner too. They used to say the only way to drive an old detroit was to get up late for work, slam your foot in the door on the way out, and drive mad all day. In other words, keep your foot plumb down in it. These old engies were the 6 cylinder 6-71, or 235 HP, the 8-71 or 318, the 6V92, 8V92, which was up to 430 HP, and a few V-12s. That"s about it in a nutshell. Later, Harley
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