Used 3126b engine
Does anyone know of a good running 3126b 8yl rv diesel in the Pacific northwest area? The one in my rv has a dusted cylinder and so I need to replace it. CAT wants about $32-34k to replace it with wha...
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Bigdog wrote:
It tis interesting that it doesn't use anymore oil than it did 20K miles ago. It actually blows less on startup than before,but there is a lot of blowby. It runs down the road fine, but when you hit a hill you're in trouble and she slows down and starts heating up. I am doing a really better job about downshifting and keeping my foot out of the injectors.
The Cat guy told me it was ok to run it as long as I don't get too far from a major tow truck company.
Does it smoke from the exhaust? If so, when, how much, and what color? What, EXACTLY, happened to the engine?
I just emailed a link to this thread to my uncle (retired heavy truck mechanic, Cat certified), will pass along his thoughts.
