Official Caterpillar3116/3126 Thread

Strecker25 said:
you might owe that man a drink
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Step one is to get the boat under contract, still waiting. I told him I would pay him, he said don't worry about it. At a minimum I'll let him use the boat. He's a dad with three small kids so they'll get a kick out of it.
 
By the way, shoot me a private message anytime if you have a question, he knows the engine's very well and worked on them for about 15 years. I can run your question by him.
 
Since it’s cold and snowy out…

I know a lot of guys have installed Wolverine oil pan heaters, and like them. Anybody install engine block heaters?

I’ve considered the oil pan heaters, but it’s a pain to get under the engines to apply and then you also have to sand the paint off, exposing the pan to corrosion.

Block heaters seem like a reasonable alternative, with the exception, you have to drain all the ELC for installation. But once installed, seem like a trouble free way to accomplish warming up a cold engine.

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dtfeld said:
Since it’s cold and snowy out…

I know a lot of guys have installed Wolverine oil pan heaters, and like them. Anybody install engine block heaters?

I’ve considered the oil pan heaters, but it’s a pain to get under the engines to apply and then you also have to sand the paint off, exposing the pan to corrosion.

Block heaters seem like a reasonable alternative, with the exception, you have to drain all the ELC for installation. But once installed, seem like a trouble free way to accomplish warming up a cold engine.

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Dave - my PO of the 410 - the late OSD9 - sanded and added the Wolverine pad heaters. ER stayed very warm in the winter (7 gallons of oil heated to 80°) - don't think my bilge heater ever came on! No corrosion problems - He was in SW and I moved her to FW. Always used Rotella T-1 40wt...
 
Changing topic for a minute.
My oil change cycle is for the spring. ill try to change in maybe this fall. where are people finding oil at?
last time I did walmart and amazon. i see amazon doesn't have it available. anyone else have luck?
 
Saverio said:
Changing topic for a minute.
My oil change cycle is for the spring. ill try to change in maybe this fall. where are people finding oil at?
last time I did walmart and amazon. i see amazon doesn't have it available. anyone else have luck?
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Tractor supply in Medford was able to get the rotella 30 for me this past fall.
 
Saverio said:
Changing topic for a minute.
My oil change cycle is for the spring. ill try to change in maybe this fall. where are people finding oil at?
last time I did walmart and amazon. i see amazon doesn't have it available. anyone else have luck?
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Tractor Supply or Sam's.

Bennett
 
Walmart has Rotella 30 and 40. Price seems to be about as good as you will get and is about what I paid in the fall.

They will deliver to you.

Is there a reason to work harder at this?
 
yobub said:
Walmart has Rotella 30 and 40. Price seems to be about as good as you will get and is about what I paid in the fall.

They will deliver to you.

Is there a reason to work harder at this?
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I couldn't get the 5 gallon buckets from Walmart...
 
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Well, we are super close. Sellers are being, well jerks, to say the least. It's cold and IMHO the engines should have been winterized, but they have not been, sellers have a heater in the engine compartment.

Winterizing question on these 3126 CATs: On my 7.4s I would close the engine raw water seacock, fill a bucket with pink antifreeze, remove the raw water hose at the seacocks, put the end of the hose in the bucket, bump the engines until I saw good flow of pink out of the exhaust and then pour antifreeze into the seacock/strainer. Is it that simple on the 3126s?
 
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mrsrobinson said:
Well, we are super close. Sellers are being, well jerks, to say the least. It's cold and IMHO the engines should have been winterized, but they have not been, sellers have a heater in the engine compartment.

Winterizing question on these 3126 CATs: On my 7.4s I would close the engine raw water seacock, fill a bucket with pink antifreeze, remove the raw water hose at the seacocks, bumped the engines until I saw good flow of pink out of the exhaust and then pour antifreeze into the seacock/strainer. Is it that simple on the 3126s?
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I have never winterized mine, not uncommon depending on where you are located...
 
mrsrobinson said:
Well, we are super close. Sellers are being, well jerks, to say the least. It's cold and IMHO the engines should have been winterized, but they have not been, sellers have a heater in the engine compartment.

Winterizing question on these 3126 CATs: On my 7.4s I would close the engine raw water seacock, fill a bucket with pink antifreeze, remove the raw water hose at the seacocks, put the end of the hose in the bucket, bump the engines until I saw good flow of pink out of the exhaust and then pour antifreeze into the seacock/strainer. Is it that simple on the 3126s?
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that’s all there is to it. Nearly all the AF will exit the bottom of the boat, so have someone out there or record it like I do. I use 7 gallons per engine

 
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