From: Vernon Tuck (vtuck@tucklings.com)
Date: Wed Aug 11 2004 - 03:52:30 PDT
I partly agree with you. Certain engines (such as the dread
Ford/International 7.3) were particularly susceptible because in order to
get additional displacement and add to sexiness (in my opinion to compete
with whippersnapper young upstart Dodge/Cummins) they bored out the 6.9 to
where the walls were paper thin.
Those 7.3 engines have had major problems. Yet, the 6.9, which had a
tendency to cracked heads, did not. I'm still fond of the 6.9s. But I
wouldn't touch a 7.3.
But I suggest that any knowledgeable and wise old diesel mechanic will
confirm to you that no diesel engine is immune to cavitation. Some of 'em
just die from other causes before cavitation takes its toll.
Keep your own counsel. But I will not use any antifreeze in a diesel that's
not diesel rated.
VT
<<I came upon the cavitation information a couple of years ago and asked
around. Consensus was that it was really only a concern with the bigstuff
and that the effects on our "little" 6.2/6.5 HMMWV or CUCV engines would be
negligible. Others mileage may vary, as always.
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