Longevity Question

[Tom Warner]

Greg just a couple of points.

1. Air filters are not more efficient when they are dirty and as the
dirt builds up you are cutting down on the air flow thru the engine.
They are at their best when new.

2. Cat engines require regularly scheduled maintainence to be
performed just like every other engine. If you use the correct oil,
keep the correct chemically balanced coolant in the engine, dont lug
it when under load then it will outlast you. These 3208 Cats are
tough even though they are not a sleeved engine.

3. The Cat 3208 is among the most reasonable remaned engine on the
market. And these engines CAN be resleeved and it is done every day to them.

4. When you see an engine in ANY motorhome replaced at the 60-70,000
mile marker then you can be damn sure that engine was abused by not
doing the above.

Tom Warner
1982 FC35
Vernon Center,NY

At 09:39 AM 10/11/2005, you wrote:
>I think owners do dumb (thoughtful to sleeping campers) things like use
>electric air compressors to pump up the brakes so they can move the
>coach away from camp without warming the engine for 20- 30 min.Too cold
>is just as bad as too hot.The cats are not inframe sleve cylinder
>rebuildable, the inframe on the detroits are hard to do because the low
>overhead clearance. Air filters and lube oil are replaced too often,
>and owners fail to realize that filters are more efficient when dirty.
>If an owner has a major repair, and plan to take a long trip it just
>feels better to replace the entire engine. They are probably over
>replaced because the value of the entire rig is so high in comparison
>to a replacement.
>
>Gregory O'Connor
>warming my dumptruck up while I write this post
>94pt40 8v92
>Romoland, California
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>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "boatsarefunus"
> wrote:
> >
> > Why, I wonder, are there so many 10-15 year old Wanderlodges with
> > rebuilt relatively "low time" engines. Some less than 100k miles and
> > 3000 hrs. Look at the used ones for sale.
> >
> > I've been operating diesel engines in cruising boats for 15 years,
>not
> > like I don't know diesels, so I just want to hear it from the owner
> > group, what's the deal with the Detroit's. Is the Cat better, how
> > about the Cummins. I have been lead to believe the Detroit is a 500k
> > mile plus engine. What gives.
> >
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