Since understanding oil pan capacities & their relationship to “dip sticks” seems to be an ongoing topic of discussion, I will attempt to explain what it really means. What is most important to remember or understand is that oil pan … Read More
I’ve seen more than my share of premature failures of Cummins B’s and C’s long before they should have occurred.. Many of these failures have been “unexplained” in the “warranty world” but this is usually due to keeping public relations … Read More
There is a direct relationship between the horsepower produced or extracted from all engines in relation to the fuel they burn. This is not a bold statement, it’s just a fact, and I certainly didn’t write the rules. There are … Read More
The Symptoms The QSM11 marine engine is in a class of its own due to the fact that it is still equipped with both a DRY exhaust manifold and a DRY turbo. Dry meaning that those components, unlike others in … Read More
SAE Housing & Flywheel Dimensions Below are listed standard Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) adaptation configurations. This configuration allows easy coupling to most diesel and gas engines which follow the same SAE standards. The following graphic shows the typical configuration … Read More
The best option we have found for repowering commercial fishing vessels, smaller tug & push boats, many types of trawler or semi-displacement, or displacement vessels under aboutĀ 40 tons is using the Cummins 6BT 5.9. The Cummins 6BT 5.9 is … Read More
For the past 15 years I’ve been thinking about (and trying to understand) the crankcase breathing system on the Cummins B Series engine in typical marine applications. I wanted to develop a simple and cost effective CCV system for this … Read More
This may help clear up some of the questions surrounding the QSM Air Cleaner and what options are available when ordering a new engine or for air filter replacement. These options ONLY APPLY to the SWAC (“dry” as I call … Read More
