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This is fast approaching. If you plan tot attend shoot me a email at the address above or PM me here. Thanks!
Had a great time on Saturday at this event. Thank you Em's Serious Rebuilts for coordinating and putting together this gathering. I thought I would share some pictures from the event.
496-4800 Upgraded oil pump
20R-7247 ReMan Upgraded oil pump
7W-5340 Oil Tube Gasket
3P-1156 O-ring (if you choose to replace - you will be right there anyway - 1 used on each end of the Outlet Elbow)
166-2905 Oil pan Gasket - (Some use black RTV instead of the gasket)
CAT procedure actually...
The 496-4800 is the gerotor pump upgrade.
My local CAT dealer is $1,767.10 for the 496-4800 & $689.13 for the 20R-7247 ReMan, ($1,026.03 core charge).
Just called the parts department. If purchasing a 20R-7274 my dealer will honor cores from the 115-4123, 189-8777, & 200-4497 pumps and wave the...
At a little over 6K miles on the clock, my oil pressure drops to ~18 psi at idle when warm. I already need to reseal the oil pan. Might as well replace the 1154123 pump while I am there.
This may have been covered in the past.
I came across this today while looking for a new oil pump and thought I would share.
We all know know that here were upgrades to the original oil pumps in 3116, 3126, and some C7 engines. This appears to be a contributing factor. On the national Highway...
If you would like the rectangular lens 18 series marker lights these are the P/Ns
Truck-lite Red Lamp w/ Black Bracket P/N 18087R
Truck-lite Yellow Lamp w/ Black Bracket P/N 18087Y
https://www.truck-lite.com/media/wysiwyg/TL_Military_Brochure.pdf
They have become more difficult to find in black
Apologies for taking so long for the followup.
How much oil is too much oil coming from the rear main?
I put the fording plug and drove ~600 miles. Dropped the plug today after warming the truck up and received right at 4oz. of oil.
After cleaning the engine last week and running a bit it...
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