Posted by RodInNS on March 11, 2009 at 06:19:43 from (216.118.158.123):
In Reply to: Detroit Diesels posted by HeyPigFarmer on March 11, 2009 at 04:53:46:
I've never been a fan of Detroit engines. The noise the damn things make and the leaks they always seem to have are my main complaints... but from what you describe, somebody didn't do their rebuild correctly. There's nothing wrong with the way the Detroit runs other than it's not big on torque rise... and it can't really be faulted for that since it had more torque rise than the horse it replaced. Those engine designs are 60 years old. You can't expect the world of them., but when in correct running order they still do a lot of work, and they start just fine too.
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