Question on CAT 3406 liner projection

They can come to you and cut the counterbores with the block in the truck.

 

wow that scares me! another thing just my prefference, get a new spacer plate that goes under the head dont reuse the original one, it's a cheap $400. one thing i do if i reuse rods is inscribe the # on the side of the cap and rod, that way you dont mix them up. make sure he put the cooler jets back in the same holes also or god forbid didnt bend them if they were not taken out when you pulled the liner packs. assembly lube or just plain oil should be put on all bearings and a little bit on the headbolt threads and washers. i also pour some oil over the rockers before i put the valvecovers back on. OIL IS YOUR FRIEND!! did he oil up the liner o-rings before he put the liners in? if not good chance he rolled the o-rings on the liners.

 

personally i wouldn't reuse headbolts after they have been stretched a couple of times, but thats me. i've had to many issues with them in the past and recently. the cooler jets, there is a procedure to angle them correctly,if you dont have a cat manual,get one it's the best part you will ever buy for your engine.

 

Main caps out of sequence? lucky you didnt start it, it wouldn't have lasted long.

 

Any cat experts here?

 

The spacer plate doesn't seal anything. It only spaces the head from the block correctly. It does not go bad, unless, when a head gasket blows, the combustion cuts away at the spacerplate and removes metal, and that is usually only between two cylinders. If the plate measures .3380" plus or minus .0005", all over, especially between cylinders, don't waste your money on a new one. (With the exception of an aluminum plate, always replace aluminum plates)