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    Does Cat C7 have major problems that plagued legacy Engines of FMTV/LMTV family.

    Unless you are parking in Siberia during the winter, you don’t need that much battery(four 6t/two8D). A pair of the 6TL, or a pair of group 27 or 31s are plenty of power for the engine, and are a much better match for the 100A alt… If you properly size the battery bank, the 100A should run you...
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    Does Cat C7 have major problems that plagued legacy Engines of FMTV/LMTV family.

    Any large truck shop should be able to point you to someone who can service the driveshafts. Measuring installed vibration works, it is just tedious and time consuming. You also need to be able to set the structure being balanced up in such a way that it allows movement so you can measure the...
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    Does Cat C7 have major problems that plagued legacy Engines of FMTV/LMTV family.

    The oil cooler fitment also applies to the 3116 and 3126. Of course if it is not correct it will tend to leak… Not as big a show-stopper as driveshaft vibrations shaking the engine accessories to failure…
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    Does Cat C7 have major problems that plagued legacy Engines of FMTV/LMTV family.

    Little late to ask now isn’t it:) No oil line of death, thats a 3116 thing. I think they worked the bugs mostly out of the HEUI system by the time they got to the C7. The 3126s would occasionally fracture a HP oil line, and they also made some improvements to secondary oil filtration in...
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