[Oregonwinger]

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3k at 60. About right. My Toronado is doing about 1500 at 60. Quite a difference. But at light throttle, it pulses. Very annoying. Put a switch in the lock-up to kill the surge. Hurts mileage, tho, and it runs about 2k w/o lockup.

 

[Oregonwinger]

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Not to mention no power, and very bad mileage.

 

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This is a "diesel" Don't laugh. I have it very reliable. What a pain it was in the beginning. None of the fuel system is original, except nozzles, and inj. lines. Cat bolts on the heads, and mains. Had a few of them break. Got rid of the troublesome, unreliable glowplug system. Just have a set of limiting glow plugs, and a return to center toggle switch. So, it's like starting a D-8, or such. Very reliable. Still no power, tho. It does have a EGR. Think that might work on the diesel? I thot about blocking it off. Don't have to do I-M anymore.

 

[Oregonwinger]

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Twisty. I do believe the exhaust is plugged, as the sound is a steady "SHHHHHH", for lack of a better term. The 28 degree morning, this morning, took about 40 secs. Hit starter, then a cppl more 10 sec jabs on switch, and it's good to go. The egr valve is right on top of the air intake crossover, and if anything, it's in the way of air volume. I might take it off, one of these days, when it warms up. BRRRRR. Foggy, right now.

 

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Paul.

Those 5.9's are tough. We have a lot of them in Timbco feller bunchers, the engine-up design, they tip over often, radiators are continually plugged with brush, needles, moss, etc. They just keep going, despite abuse. The biggest trouble we had with them, was fuel transfer pump, and the belt tensioner. They're run full throttle all day. Seen them with 10,000hrs, and still running great. The rest of the machinewill bejunk. Only had to re-bearing one, and that was in a Timberline delimber. Don't remember the hrs., but a lot. Lot better engine than that Joke of a "3116" Cat. And we are the Cat Dealer. The 3126 Cat is a big improvement. (Electronic) It's a C-7, now. Very fine engine. Giving the 5.9 a run for it's money. Cat didn't like us "dealing " in Cummings, and made us get rid of the Timbco, and Timberline lines.