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Recent content by Guy 6-71

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    6-71 inline detroit diesel water in oil

    Water pump looks good, I will put it back in on the weekend. Better do that taste test on the oil So the next thing to check seems to be the orings on the injectors. I figure pressurise the cooling system and look through the air box covers to see if there is any coolant leaking into the...
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    6-71 inline detroit diesel water in oil

    I will have a look at the orings after the water pump, as there is a bit of gear to remove to get at the valve cover. I think I will pass on the taste test Handy info thanks
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    6-71 inline detroit diesel water in oil

    I have had the head off the compressor and all is good there, I didn’t think I can pull the pan in frame.
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    6-71 inline detroit diesel water in oil

    Thanks for the reply, will try to get the water pump out for inspection this week, not really looking forward to pulling the head off in the scrub, but will do your water level test before I get onto that.
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    6-71 inline detroit diesel water in oil

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    6-71 inline detroit diesel water in oil

    I have a 1968 terex 72-51 loader, running a inline 6-71. I was told by the previous owner that the engine was rebuilt and would now have no more than 1500 hours on it and had a 4 valve head installed, I have no reason to doubt his info. Engine starts easy and runs fine. After a few hours of...
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