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  • March 10, 2022 at 1:13 am #128379

    Melec Kerema
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    Vessel Name: Cummins
    Engines: Cummins Engine
    Location: Port Moresby
    Country: Papua New Guinea

    A defect was identified on the Cummins engine model: 6CT8.3 – C. Can somebody help identify the root cause?

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  • March 11, 2022 at 3:03 pm #128495

    Tony Athens
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    Vessel Name: Local Banks
    Engines: QSB 6.7 550 HP
    Location: Oxnard, CA
    Country: USA

    Please fully explain this “DEFECT”.

    March 10, 2022 at 11:05 am #128413

    Antonio Guzzo R.
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    Vessel Name: Intima
    Engines: Cummins 6BTA
    Location: La Guaira
    Country: Venezuela

    Hello Malec:

    I assume that the coolant contamination is in the oil, please correct me if IĀ“m wrong, if so:

    Is the coolant contamineted also with oil?

    Is the oil white, gray or emulsionated in any from?

     

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