Any Detroit owners here?

Texas Jim

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I had an old Detroit 6-71...years and years ago.
Later had a 6-92, an 8-92 and a couple of 4-53's.

They are good engines and run for a long time, but they had a tendency to leak oil EVERYWHERE. :D :D :D

Had occasional injector problems with the 4-53's.
One of them washed down a cylinder one time.
Had to have it re-sleeved and new rings put on that piston.
 

merlin5577

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i have a detroit...............Locker....:D

Me too! :lol:

I had an old Detroit 6-71...years and years ago.
Later had a 6-92, an 8-92 and a couple of 4-53's.

They are good engines and run for a long time, but they had a tendency to leak oil EVERYWHERE. :D :D :D

Had occasional injector problems with the 4-53's.
One of them washed down a cylinder one time.
Had to have it re-sleeved and new rings put on that piston.

Yeah, they are work horses. The newer 6-92s had diapers you could attach to the oil pans to keep the oil from dripping on the ground. But they are a pain to change. :eek:
 

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