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  1. WillWagner

    Catastrophic Failures

    Next is a QSB6.7 marine engine, 1400 hrs old, 425hp, again, 9 mins of 0-zero oil pressure.
  2. WillWagner

    Catastrophic Failures

    Here are a couple of bottom end failures, 1st one is a 2016 QSB4.5 that was ran low/out of oil.
  3. WillWagner

    Catastrophic Failures

    I forgot about this, I have a boat load more pics. Leme see if I can dig some up.
  4. WillWagner

    Catastrophic Failures

    That's repairable! rofl
  5. WillWagner

    Catastrophic Failures

    Here's another. This is what happens when you have NO pre or post use inspections and employees are stupid and can't see coolant on the ground. This WAS in a generator. It was a mechanical engine with a low coolant level sensor installed...they won't work if the bulb isn't in coolant! it was a...
  6. WillWagner

    Catastrophic Failures

    We have come to the outer limits of turbocharging on the newer engines. Cyclic loading is tearing them apart. The compressor wheels that Cummins is using are machined from solid, meaning, they take a solid hunk of an alloy, not aluminum or stainless, and machine the compressor the way it is...
  7. WillWagner

    Catastrophic Failures

    I asked Chris if I cuold post some pictures of som ugly failures I see at work. He sid sure, so here are some. We get about 2 to 3 major failures a month, so I'll snap some pics as they come if they are interesting. All of these are in process repairs. I'll try to get them as they come to me so...
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