[AT] Detroits

[charlie hill]

I've seen one 8V 71 that did not leak!  At least not for long.  The guy 
worked for a while as a truck salesman, then eventually bought a truck  from 
the folks he worked for and started running it.  He was determined to stop 
it from leaking.  The truck was on the road about 16 hours a day, six days a 
week but all day long on Sunday he cleaned it, looked for and patched leaks.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CRAWLER HEAVEN" <edc at crawlerheaven.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Detroits


> YEP  8 cylinders and 71 oil leaks....lol
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> 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"
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>> 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>
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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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