[AT] Detroits

[CRAWLER HEAVEN]

YEP  8 cylinders and 71 oil leaks....lol


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 8:16 AM
Subject: [AT] Detroits


> Heck it didn't matter how much oil they dripped.  It only took 24 quarts
to
> change the oil in a 8V71.  A 290 Cummins took 60 quarts.   As long as it
> didn't drip 36 quarts between oil changes you were ahead of the game!
>
> Cecil I have a soft spot for the old Detroits too.  If you knew how to
drive
> them they would get the job done as well as anything on the road at the
> time.
>
> On that subject.  I hear that Detroit has recently come out with a notice
> that they will NOT honor the warranty on any of their new engines that
have
> been run on Bio-diesel.   Something about the valves.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 6:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] old expressions
>
>
> > Boy you got that one right.  It used a quart a day around here on these
> > short runs, but I still loved it...  For some reason I still have a soft
> > spot for Detroits..
> >
> > Cecil
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Ronald L. Cook" <rlcook at pionet.net>
> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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> > Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 4:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] old expressions
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>and then when we had our first 6v71 Detroit diesel, an old truck driver
> >>>looked at it and said:
> >>>
> >>>" Most efficient means known for turning good diesel into noise!"
> >>
> >> Also known as a 318 horsepower road oiler.
> >>
> >> Ron Cook
> >> Salix, IA
> >>
> >>
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