DieselTalk

DieselEngineTrader's FREE Diesel Engine Forums

new topic search Categories login View Caterpillar Engines

CATEGORY LISTINGS > CATERPILLAR > blown head gasket [ REFRESH ]
Thread Title:

blown head gasket


Created On Friday April 28, 2017 05:43 Diesel Talk
Diesel Talk Forum

captainjim
Diesel Talk Forum
Posts: 1
Joined: Apr 2017

Note Friday April 28, 2017 05:43 View thread in raw text format
Diesel Talk
Last spring I had Cat mechanic check my 3116 engine for antifreeze leak. Engine was losing about a quart every 10 hours. He pulled injector and found AF in Cyl 6. He sucked out antifreeze. He applied 30# pressure to cooling system for 30 minutes and could not get any antifreeze into that cylinder. No water in the oil. He reinstalled injector, etc. Engine was restarted and ran all summer. No smoking at all. I asked about blown head gasket and he said not likely because of the great torque on the head bolts. Most likely cracked block, he said. Engine is sleeved. I know head must be pulled to know for sure. Any opinions?

-------------------------
 Captain Jim of Reel Steal Fishing is happy to be here
Diesel Talk Forum
Reply Diesel Talk Forum Quote Diesel Talk Top Diesel Talk Forum Bottom Diesel Talk
Diesel Talk Forum
CATEGORY LISTINGS > CATERPILLAR [ REFRESH ]
Adelman's Truck Parts Corp.
Adelman's Truck Parts Corp.
Duncan Rogers (Engineering) Ltd
Big Bear Engine Company
Duncan Rogers (Engineering) Ltd
Advertize on Diesel Engine Trader

Customer Testimonials

Newsletter

Subscribe to our mailing list to get all the latest DET news.as well as daily or weekly notifications of new engines, gensets and spare parts listings.

'Had a Mack 7427 in my shop for 2 years and couldn't sell it! Within a month of advertising on DieselEngineTrader.com I sold the engine to a guy in Oklahoma - was glad to get rid of it!'

Stan iles, Aqua Fria Aggregates, Arizona, USA

'Sold one of my Detroit engines via DieselEngineTtrader.com and it was to a local guy!'

Wil Tiefenbacher, United Lock-Block , British Columbia, Canada

'DieselEngineTrader.com is a very good resource. I use it to search for engines I need and have also advertised a Volvo Penta engine and received some genuine inquiries. Our local market is small and DieselEngineTrader.com helps me to reach a worldwide market.'

Dimitris Constantinou, Limassol, Cyprus

Copyright Diesel Engine Trader 2015