05-14-2013, 04:35 PM
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I'll bet your dad was the victim of the old 318 Detroit. If it "hiccuped" when you were cranking it and didn't catch it they would start but be running backwards. Sucking air from the exhaust and spewing exhaust (and crankcase oil) from the air cleaner. If you let them do that for too long, say bye bye to the engine.
D D has really gone on a different tack from those old engines.
My absolute fave engine though was the N-14 Cummins. Particularly the "Celect Plus" model. 470 HP factory set, easily able to get 500 HP with the turn of a screw and they could get to 545 HP with a change to a bigger injector pump.
They had GOBS of low end torque for climbing and would run for weeks on end without being shut off with no damage at all to them. I ran one for 16 days straight due to a bad alternator and had no issues.
D D has really gone on a different tack from those old engines.
My absolute fave engine though was the N-14 Cummins. Particularly the "Celect Plus" model. 470 HP factory set, easily able to get 500 HP with the turn of a screw and they could get to 545 HP with a change to a bigger injector pump.
They had GOBS of low end torque for climbing and would run for weeks on end without being shut off with no damage at all to them. I ran one for 16 days straight due to a bad alternator and had no issues.
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