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Good evening all, Anyone ever heard of a JAKE hanging, on one cylinder? CAT 3406B ALSO in NEED of Shop Manual CAT 3406B

I have a 93 Pete with cat 3406b that when u fill with coolant and it gets to almost full you can see it coming into valve cover on top of head only in front valve cover and of course running down into pan and this is with no pressure. Is the head cracked? If so what all do I need to check or do...

If you have a lifter clip break, you should have the lifter bore sleeved. The reason that the lifter clip breaks, is because the lifter and the lifter bore is worn, which angles the clip groove in the lifter. Then it starts to drag the clip up and down until it breaks. Then the lifter rotates...

Hello I am new to the group I have a topkick 8500 with a cat 3116 I am having an issue that i have never had before it started out of nowhere. The truck starts and runs but it will not stay running, once i get it going unless i keep giving it throttle it will shut off. It is also hard to...

First post and glad to be here. I have a bus conversion with a 3208 CAT and Allison pusher. I'm hoping to bump into other CAT owners and experienced 3208 people.

Hey, I just bought a FL80 with a 3126 CAT, It starts and drives fine, after a while it will just shut off, check engine light on/flashing. then it just cranks and cranks with no firing at all. then after an hour or two it pops right off again with no CEL on. There are no active or inactive codes...

Cat 3406b was running great and driver was only a couple miles from my shop and it started running rough and smoking a little.. We pulled the valve covers off and found a push rod just laying in there. push rod isnt bent or scarred in anyway. So i drained the oil and found some pieces in oil...

I'm doing my first 3406E, I've done several smaller some cat, some others, but this is my first 3406. To start 5EK 550 with 1.27M with a cracked head. To the issue at hand, I'm torquing the head bolts (200,333,333 right?), ok the first round went fine, 1st and 2nd 333 went fine, the third kept...

motor was inframed about 2 months ago due to excessive blow by. the only thing not replaced was the air compressor. what is the chance that the air compressor is now causing the problem of excessive blow by? is there any way to check the comp for this like a leak down test?

found fuel in oil and excessive blowby and num 6 cylinder weak and running rough. replaced all seals on injectors and replaced number 6 injector. engine running fine now but still has excessive blowby and oil has oder to it not sure if it is fuel or a combustion smell. running out of ideas i...

frist of all, i'm new to the site and pretty new to the E model engines. I ve always had A's and B's. So i was running the overhead on a 6TS e model today and came across the need to buy CAT's injector Height tool. I have the tool but cant figure out how to use it. everyone keeps talking about...

I have a 2005 c13 would not start has codes for all injectors current high or shorted out. checked wireing and injectors and found some relationship with the intake valve actuators being plugged in and reading open or shorted. any ideas?

Just a want to let other CAT owners know to NEVER install a Fleetgaurd FS 1000 or FS 1001 fuel / water filter on a CAT!!! :gaah Last year I went to buy filters but the parts guy told me they did not have a FS 1212 fuel / water filter BUT a FS 1000 fits AND is a replacement filter. So, I...

I have a Spartan Diesel Tuner for sale with all tunes up 275. I am selling the Dash Daq, dpf cat delete pipe, and the S&B Intake for $1000. I upgraded this unit to the new strategy update a month ago. I can take credits cards though our business. Give me a call at 712-579-0461 or email me...

Peterbilt schematics www.supermiller.com (from 359Kool) go to the right side of the page and drop down to schematics Roadranger literature center http://www.roadranger.com/Roadranger/servicesalesliterature/index.htm Wix filter interchange has good info on size, flow, micron rating...

The fuel shut off solenoid blew apart and leaks down all air (it is air and electric) in about 5 minutes when truck is shut off. Tried both peterbuilt and cat to get replacement solenoid. the truck has the kysor emergency shutdown system so they say the one I need is no longer made. Engine...

Is it true that all Caterpillar 3306 variations (turbo, turbo/aftercooler, and turbo/air-to-air aftercooling) had precombustion chamber type injection and not the more-common direct injection like the mid-range 3208 and later versions of the heavy-duty 3406 and 3408? And also, did Cat engineers...