Posted by the tractor vet on March 19, 2021 at 09:12:15 from (104.179.81.68):
In Reply to: detroit diesel? posted by swindave on March 18, 2021 at 13:20:43:
Been around them since the 60's . I have run heavy equipment with them in it ran a OIL ALL OVER 1950 G and driven semi's with them in it . Yes they LEAK OIL and i don't care how much Permatex ya use when rebuilding from a bare block they LEAK OIL . I have run semi's with the 6-71 's and 318's . A no power engine just lots of noise , not a long living engine as the 318's we felt lucky if we made it past a 100000 miles before they drop kicked ya. And easy shade tree mechanic rebuildable engine. When one would start pushing water on ya and ya did not crack a head we would stop and make a phone call to a friend and tell him about what time we should hit the barn and Dick would be there waiting with 8 kits two pan gskts and a upper set and two fresh heads with new N 70 Brown tag injectors . Drain the oil and what ever water was left in it and tear into the side that let go , stuff in four kits a new set of rod bearings on that bank put the pan back up and stuff a rebuilt head on that bank with four rebuilt injectors dump the oil and water to it and be done around 10 a quick supper shower and to bed and back up at three to head to the mine to load the first load for the day. Run all day and beat feet for the house and tear into the other side and be back on the road again in the morning . 7 318's in seven different trucks and seven rebuilds in seven years . We had a saying that a Detroit would use a gallon of oil a day even if you did not run it . Townwships had to start oiling the roads for dust control once we all started to get smart and got away from the Detroits and the old strip mines started to close up so no more free road oiling from the old Detroits.
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