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  1. Medium and Heavy Duty
    I am working on a Detroit DD15 that blew it's head gasket on #6 cylinder. When I checked it out, I found that the liner protrusion was at .005" (even with a new liner). I looked up the specification for liner protrusion, and found that the specification is .0055" to .0105". This trucker would...
  2. Medium and Heavy Duty
    When you have the counterbores machined on an ISX, you will have two brass shims under the liner. New liners come with a shim already installed, plus the one needed to replace the metal removed when cutting the counterbores. Has anyone heard of Cummins brass cylinder liner shims shims failing?
  3. Medium and Heavy Duty
    Our scout troop is looking at a replacement school bus that has an 8.2L Detroit with about 250,000 miles on it and about 15,000 on head gasket replacement. Questions. 1. Can the head gasket be replaced reliably without milling the head? One of the rebuild shops talks about high metal on the...
  4. General GM Truck Forum
    Our scout troop is looking at a replacement school bus that has an 8.2L Detroit with about 250,000 miles on it and about 15,000 on head gasket replacement. Questions. 1. Can the head gasket be replaced reliably without milling the head? One of the rebuild shops talks about high metal on the...
  5. Medium and Heavy Duty
    Is their anybody on this forum that operates or works on Cat3500 series engines? I have some money saving repairs for those engines.
  6. Medium and Heavy Duty
    Has anybody experienced a blown head gasket on a Cummins ISX engine, only to find that some of the cyl. liners had sunk in the block?
  7. Ford - Modifications, Installs & Tech Articles
    Looking for a guide or thread on doing head studs and gasket with the cab on? Also going to install new oil cooler and stc update. Any more suggested upgrades? Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance
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