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I’ve been told that a “black” 466 is stronger than a “red” 466.  What’s the difference and where was it made stronger.  Have a DT 466 in a 666 nearing completion.  It’s been a tough assignment!

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As the color of the engine was determined by the application the engine went in I cry BS!  Example black -50 series and 2+2s, yellow -  crawlers payloaders etc, blue -  motor trucks, red  - combines ,tractors, some power units

 

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The engine I’m referring to came out of a 5288, hence black.  That engine is reportedly stronger than earlier models.  That would put the vintage at about 1982 or later. 

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On 3/9/2020 at 6:49 PM, iA Sage said:

The engine I’m referring to came out of a 5288, hence black.  That engine is reportedly stronger than earlier models.  That would put the vintage at about 1982 or later. 

1982 is when the DT466C was introduced. It just happened to be black in the 88 series tractors. The earlier DT466A was made from 1971 to 1977. The DT466B was made from 1977 to 1982. 

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On 3/11/2020 at 6:24 AM, RAH said:

To put it simply, power differences between them was mostly all done by different pumps and different pump settings. 

But they did change the cylinder head design several times.  3 different heads over the years.  Low, intermediate and high swirl. Changed again at least once, maybe twice under Navistar. 

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There was a difference in the blocks of the 8.3 Cummins. The AG/Const blocks were supposed to have heavier webbing than the truck blocks. When turning in an engine core there were only certain castings that were accepted. We replaced an engine in a 1660 that the guy had put in used a few years before that. It had a no core value block casting number. I never had that with IHC engines.

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