Posted by sixtyninegmc on February 20, 2012 at 19:25:03 from (216.67.74.6):
In Reply to: Diesel question. posted by oldtanker on February 20, 2012 at 17:31:54:
I worked as a heavy truck mechanic maintaining a fleet of about 15 trucks, and I noticed the newer C-15 cats and ISX cummins not lasting nearly as long as there older counterparts, on the newer engines 400,000-500,000 seems to be about the limit on mileage before an inframe overhaul, where the older 3406 cats and Big Cam cummins could make it to a million or more miles. Granted, I think that a good portion of that is due to pushing more horsepower through the same sized engine. The 400hp cummins and 425hp cat were the standards around here for a long time, and the new engines are pushing 600-650hp out of the same displacement, around 50% more power.
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