If my memory serves me correctly, the first time I heard the term “throw away engine,” was back in the early 70’s and someone was referencing the 3208 CAT. Wow, did that start something! Sure, this engine has no sleeves, … Read More
Most of the modern diesels of today (2-15 liters or so, where most of my experience lies) have a minimum of ring bypass and create very small amounts of crankcase blow by. That is not to say that the breather … Read More
“A Different Perspective” A very important question and I typically go about answering these types of questions very differently than everyone else. Why? Because I’ve “been there and done that” for 25+ years on 100’s of different types of boats … Read More
This question does not come with a simple answer. You asked about “cheapest to rebuild” and “afford to maintain”… and then, you throw in the word “easiest” which, by the way, adds another dimension to your question. I’m not exactly … Read More
The Cummins marine version of the 6CTA 8.3 has evolved through many versions and horsepower ratings since it was released in the early 1990’s (about 24 years ago) as a 6CTA 8.3M-1 “300C”, but all of them still share the … Read More
This is not in defense of CAT or anyone else referencing your total disgust for saltwater cooled aftercoolers that may use aluminum in part of their construction. It’s just that maybe there might be other considerations involved here than just … Read More
Most any smaller vessel (maybe under 80 ft or so) that uses a “V-drive” can really shine when the total layout of the boat is beneficial in accomplishing the five main design features listed below. Add the word “REMOTE” to … Read More
Introduction And I thought you knew all of this stuff – Tons already written on this site about fuel filtration, gimmicks, and the like – many individual postings, a few very long threads, and a few good articles. But in … Read More
For the Cummins Marine B & C series engines released in the late 80’s to early 90’s, the idler pulley arrangement had an unacceptable failure rate. The engineers updated the idler pully support arrangement and that basically solved the issue … Read More
