3208 - Valve Lash Adjustment

[Mike Hohnstein]

You fellows that want to believe that any engine will hold the valve adjustment
for 100k miles are the kind of owners that get to replace the engine
prematurely. A 3208 should run 300k miles in a bus IF the valve lash is
maintained, the crank bearings are changed at 100 to 150k miles and the coolant
ph is maintained. Obviously oil and filter change intervals should be observed.
The truth is few shops WANT to work on an FC and they will lie to keep from
having to. Some of you guys don't know when you are being set up for failure,
and a really, really expensive repair bill.
Mike Hohnstein
Germantown, WI
83FC35
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack Bentley
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: 3208 - Valve Lash Adjustment


I took mine in at 100,000 for lash adjustment and was told by the authorized
Cat 3208 facility not to bother with it if engine was running well.

Jack
'87 FC 35 "Traveller"
Franklin, NC


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