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Are Detroit 8.2 V8 Diesels as Bad as They Say?
jobee1066 replied to FarmerFixEmUp's topic in Coffee Shop
I had a real nice C70 with I believe the 225 horse turbo 8.2 and a 6 speed Spicer trans. Pulled a big enclosed race car trailer with it for several years. Never any trouble and actually pulled decent for the time. -
180 stat helps these 8100's with oil consumption and also seems to perk them up a little. Now living in the arctic it may want a 195, but here in Indiana I've done several with noticeable improvement.
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It has a radiator cap, it's just on the overflow tank instead of the radiator.
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8.1's have a rubber seal on the thermostat so no gaskets to worry about. I have switched several over to 180 degree stats which seems to help them. I agree with the others, start with the fan clutch.
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My 76 1486 has the chrome tach. Makes you wonder.....
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Dont believe this is true. My 1486 is a 76 model and has the deep steel box like a black stripe had. Have seen several others the same way. There is a video out there of serial number 1 1486 with the deep steel box. Also looks like 1086 number 1 has the steel box.
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Thanks. Rainy day here in Indiana.
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Factory 1206 specific top link
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Not all 1206's got the claw end. There was a serial number break where the claw went away and the ball end was used.
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New cable helped my 1486 a ton. Shifts like a dream now after a t/a adjustment.
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Great series. Go to PBS.org and watch from there. The app seems to use a ton of data. I watch on my TV thru the phone.
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Backspacing and offset are different measurements. Offset is from the center of the rim.
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Key could still be sheared in the gear on the mcv. I've seen them where you couldn't tell till you pulled the gear. Put a load on the pump and the gear would slip.
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There are tons of pulling tractors out there at 540+ using a 466 block(not the 530 block). Just because you don't believe it doesn't make it any less true. Granted it may not be with stock parts, but it's done every day.
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Not a different block. Lots of tractor pullers at 570 with a DT466 block.