Re: New main bearing caps!

From: willys1966 (willys1966@enter.net)
Date: Fri Nov 18 2005 - 13:58:12 PST


I have a '86 GMC Jimmy with 320,000 mi. starts great leaks a
little oil
but other than blowing up 700R4 overdrive tannies its still
gets me
were I want to go. O&O Scott > Hi Dave
> Failures are no different than any other engine, just wear
> and tear and old age. There are heat related issues such
> as cracked heads and blocks, fuel system issues as well
> same as with any diesel injection system. The cracking
> issues revolved around increasing the displacement up to
> 6.5 l. and turbo supercharging it to produce more power
> without properly addressing heat. The engines are very
> successfullly used in marine and stationary apps also. If
> the engine is run with the coolant temp not over 200 the
> engine is very reliable, above that your taking your
> chances.
>
> GS
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf Of MV
> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 2:51 PM
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> Subject: Re: [MV] New main bearing caps!
>
>
> What is the normal failure mode of these engines??? Do
> they simply lose compression and die that way or ????
>
> I hear of a lot of injection pump problems and cooling
> problems but the cooling issues seem to be related to
> lousy radiators, etc, not necessarily the engine itself.
>
> Was this engine ever used in a marine application??
>
> Dave
>
>
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