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    • 6BTA Aftercoolers

      This topic has 4 replies, has 3 voices, and was last updated byCorey Schmidt 5 years ago

      July 7, 2018 at 1:50 am Recently started looking for a repair for a leaking aftercooler core end plate. I noticed elsewhere on this site the maker of the coolers was quoted as Serek. In fact the company building the coolers in the Uk was Serk – well known to shipping marine engineers. They were taken over by API heat transfer (there is another division) API Basco I believe The units are still made in the Uk and elsewhere as there are many sites especially in t…

      Started by: Bob Fitch in: Cummins Marine Engines

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      July 8, 2018 at 8:18 am Any chance you can post pictures of the core(s) in disrepair so we can assist in the general assessment? There’s a point when the repair/replace line changes over… prices outside the US for parts like this is crazy! I don’t know which engine series you have but I do know that we sell loose cores on our website for well below $2k USD… even with shipping costs, etc. it’s still a bargain based off of the pricing abroad…

      Last Post by: Corey Schmidt posted: 5 years ago

    • 6BTA throttle lever arrangement

      This topic has 3 replies, has 3 voices, and was last updated byTony Athens 5 years ago

      June 14, 2018 at 3:43 am Hi I have a rebuilt 6BTA 300hp with Nippon Denso fuel Injection pump which I want to build into a 20 metre survey vessel for slow speed running. The main engines are Detroit 8V92T at 500 hp each, the 6BTA will replace a 4BTA which achieves 6 knots in calm water I need 8 knots with newer survey equipment. Does anyone have any photos or ideas how to arrange the throttle system so that the control cable leads from aft. The aftercooler has just been…

      Started by: Bob Fitch in: Cummins Marine Engines

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      June 14, 2018 at 6:56 pm 1)———-what ever you have on your CAV pump IN NOT applicable the the EP( pump.. 2) Way easier to just install an longer cable , go around the back of the engine and do it. 3) Pic of the other way attached too. 4) In both cases you will be fabricating custom brackets Tony

      Last Post by: Tony Athens posted: 5 years ago

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