[Vwdiesel] MB engine swap

[brian gochnauer]

so.... the 24v engines are for city folk, that just want a pretty truck to
pretend like they do real work...
LOL  just kidding.



On 3/26/09, James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:
>
> Just to add to that, there's something about the Cummins 24v motors that I
> found out recently.  Buddy with the Bosch shop bought a dozen 6.9's from
> salvage, figuring he was going to make some cash peeling off the injection
> parts for himself, and selling the block and head to the rebuilders. After
> teardown, all but 2 had screwed heads on #5 hole, which they traced back to
> either tuningbox or other chiptuning.  Apparently, overeager chiptuning
> kills #5 cylinder as the coolant flow is deficient in this area without
> modifications.  So much for making cash, at least he broke even on the
> deal...
> So, buying a used CTD 6.9 can be a bit dicey if it's spent much of it's
> life
> tuned, and done some trailer work.
> -james
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
> > On Behalf Of Kurt Nolte
>
> > Speaking of Cummins, reliability takes a crap when you go from the 12v
> > to the 24v designs, alongside durability. The 24 valve 6bt engines have
> > just too many sensors and too many fragile electronics to be draft-
> > horse
> > reliable anymore, and the valve trains are a bit more complex
> > (understatement!) and more prone to rapid wear.
> >
> > -Kurt
> >
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