Tom Coombs
Member
Folks;
New to diesel. Have a 400DB with 2 Cat 3126 engines, each with about 1400 hours. No written history on the engines, but it's obvious that they have been well maintained.
I have a diesel tech who has come recommended from other owners in our marina, and in a recent discussion with him, he has recommended removing the transmission coolers for inspection and descaling as an indicator of the health of the heat exchanger and aftercooler, and as a basis for removing and descaling those also.
A different gentleman has suggested that to remove those coolers is expensive and unnecessary and that a much better alternative to removal is to set up a flushing loop and flush for an extended period of hours with barnacle buster or similar. I watched the process on YouTube and it does seem to be pretty straightforward.
So the question is, remove or not remove, and are their any ill effects to flushing with Barnacle Buster?
Thanks for your help and advice in advance
TC.
New to diesel. Have a 400DB with 2 Cat 3126 engines, each with about 1400 hours. No written history on the engines, but it's obvious that they have been well maintained.
I have a diesel tech who has come recommended from other owners in our marina, and in a recent discussion with him, he has recommended removing the transmission coolers for inspection and descaling as an indicator of the health of the heat exchanger and aftercooler, and as a basis for removing and descaling those also.
A different gentleman has suggested that to remove those coolers is expensive and unnecessary and that a much better alternative to removal is to set up a flushing loop and flush for an extended period of hours with barnacle buster or similar. I watched the process on YouTube and it does seem to be pretty straightforward.
So the question is, remove or not remove, and are their any ill effects to flushing with Barnacle Buster?
Thanks for your help and advice in advance
TC.