Faunsdale, AL | J.L. - 9/14/2024 23:37
I hear you- my comment above was more about the style of lifter and not to suggest that it couldn't be the cam going flat.
I'm curious about the never intended to be overhauled by Cummins comment. Surely oversize pistons and rod/main bearings for crank re-grinds are offered by Cummins for these engines?
My point is these engines are made without sleeves which is the main design choice that favors in-frame overhaul. They’re really the diesel version of the mass produced gasoline engines we’re used to in our cars and trucks. If they’re overhauled, it will not be an in-frame and will likely be more of either a factory or aftermarket vendor process.
The 11X0/3208/3204 CAT engines are similar parent bore “throw away” engines. They were the result of a design choice made 50 years ago that was repeated in some ways by the manufacturers of the engines as diesel pickup demand exploded. The design philosophy is there’s not much reason to make a very long lived, easily overhaulable engine, for a vehicle that’s not usually going to be worth going through that process to keep on the road.
When someone does want to keep the machine/vehicle going, there are parts available if they want to do it themselves but crate engines, long blocks and short blocks will be available and be a profit center for Cummins etc.
Edited by ccjersey 9/15/2024 07:26
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1845C skid steer. Four-cylinder Cummins metal in the oil question
