Birken Vogt
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Probably true about the gas engines but with the 8.2 Detroit it was always disconcerting to open the hood of a Ford and see one of these on the valve cover.
Probably true about the gas engines but with the 8.2 Detroit it was always disconcerting to open the hood of a Ford and see one of these on the valve cover.
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I would imagine that would be a 1673 or one of Cats other useless early truck engines. I highly doubt a 1693 would fit in one of those rigs. Or it has a later 3406 in it as a refit.Who can tell more about that truck? Is the Cat·Diesel·Power badge factory? What year and what kind of Cat engine?
I had a Ford Louisville service truck with an 8.2 and the GM sticker was the best part of the truck.Probably true about the gas engines but with the 8.2 Detroit it was always disconcerting to open the hood of a Ford and see one of these on the valve cover.
They really weren't much of an engine for anything but service trucks. I owned 3 over the years that did treat me well but never saw much over 22K gross. But I have also seen disasters where people bought several new ones in 40K tandem drive trucks and found out they weren't up to that job. Replaced a few with 3208 Cats that lived longer lives.I never thought I would hear somebody use the word "best" and "8.2" in the same sentence. I hated those things.
I am surprised to hear they put one in an L-series, it would seem that was too much truck for the wimpy engine.
Lovely pictures even as some are the UGLIEST old monsters they are still fond memories.