We dont have MBN engines out my way but I know they have a solenoid boost controller, has it operation been checked?, 1000 EGT seems to indicate...
There are two ranges for 6NZs, serial number range 1-53999 are one set of files 54000 and up use another set and yes the 1- 539999 range files do...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67321882@N02/6838080184/in/set-72157629249455980/ Cat truck Aussie style, AKA a Prostar but these are at least...
Cats RV files are designed for low load applications, if the engine load factor goes over a certain limit the engine will derate as the ECM knows...
Aftermarket pistons and a tuned engine are probably not a good combination, unlike cars, aftermarket internals for heavy diesels are gernerally...
Did you work out what was causing it yet?
There is a tool you can get for jake brakes to measure the pressure supplies to the jakes, it screws in where the solenoid goes, unfortunately the...
Is it weak on all jake setting or does it just feel like you've dropped one bank?, does it sound weak or feel weak? there is a difference. Above...
Main caps out of sequence? lucky you didnt start it, it wouldn't have lasted long.
C-12s dont have the steel plate against the block like C-15s, the cast aluminium housing bolts to the block, there is a tin plate on the front of...
AFAIK cracked C12 front covers are not common, the most common cause of oil leaks from the C12 front structure is the bolts around the cam tunnel...
Just curious how many hours that was? Would never get an inframe done for that price out here.
Not after anything specific, just wondering what the common failures are? are there any jobs on the engine are overly difficult? do they have many...
You say your mechanic has had 5 failure like this, is that in the recent past or over the last 10 years? If its 5 failure recently I would be...
:biggrin_25524:13000 miles per week... thats 77mph average if you drove 24hours per day for 7 days, thats working the old girl pretty ####...
I am led to believe they are a rear gear train engine so the cam and compressor are gear driven at the rear, everything else is belt driven from...
I think they are in the cat CT660 trucks in the US but here in Aus we dont get the CT660, we have the CT630 (aka International Prostar) and the...
In the next few months I will begin to see CT13 engines coming though our shop, these are basically Maxxforce 13s painted yellow so I am wondering...
Found some pics, its an S-925 kenworth, was actually called the "Seattle Star"
I remember seeing pictures back in the day of a kenworth S series, called "Seattle Shuttle" I think, powered by a V12 detroit, the bonnet and cab...