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Cummins12V98
Mar 07, 2014Explorer III
Me Again wrote:Dog Folks wrote:
I have long promoted the idea that a seasoned mechanic sit next to the engineers and advise. Not that engineers are dumb, but a mechanic sees things from the point of view of: "How much trouble is it going to be to fix?"
Having that kine of input during the design phase could eliminate a lot of these problems.
Dumbest I have seen? In the 60's, Dodge Dart with a slant six cylinder engine.
You have to remove the whole air filter assembly to access the dipstick and check the oil.
Do you know how many miles the larger 225 slant six motor was good for?
It had steel cylinders pressed into the base of the block with complete and even 360 degree cooling of the cylinder. The head held the top of the cylinder in place. They lasted hundreds of thousands of miles.
Chris
Used them in the pea viners I operated for a summer job in the NW. Very durable engine.
I have to say the puppy juice nozzles in the hood of my RAM work better by far than any other rig I have owned.
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