[TheForge] costs of ownership question

[CGRAF]

If it is only 500 what else is out of line, worn or otherwise in need of 
replacement? Perhaps doing more than the sleeves might get you back to a 
brand new engine at less cost than a new one.

This is the sort of thing I not only weigh costs , but how long a new 
one would last. Given the tendency to lighten up and do fairly exotic, 
and expensive to repair, modifications in the interest of efficiency 
creates a maintenance nightmare of its own.

Mike Graf

On 9/11/2012 9:54 AM, Ron Childers wrote:
> Only 500 hours for a diesel is ridiculous; Did you mean 50,000? What
> kind is it? Certainly not a 6-71 GM or Detroit, Clark, Waukesha,
> Caterpillar, Cummins, Mack, etc.
>
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> hello;
>
> what do others use as part of their decision making process when
> deciding that the cost of maintenance[1] of a piece of equipment has
> reach the point of searching for a replacement piece of equipment that
> has a lower maintenance cost[1]?
>
> preventing corrosion by painting, oiling, coating with spray on coatings
> like pickup bed liners i do not consider part of the cost of
> maintenance. that falls under "normal wear and tear"
>
> having to rebuild an auxilary diesel engine every 500 hrs I consider
> excessive. by rebuilding i mean pulling out the cast iron sleeves and
> have to install new ones because the sleeves have worn unevenly causing
> the cast iron sleeve to become more oval in shape internally. this is
> causing a serious lose of compression. machining the cast iron sleeves
> is not an option since the amount of machining required results in a
> cast iron sleeve bore for which oversized pistons, rings, etc are not
> available.
>
> right now at any given time one of the auxilary diesel engine is in a
> state of being rebuilt. this time and money, could and should be spent
> elsewhere or saved.
>
>
> [1] maintenance cost: both time and money.
>
> --
> terry l. ridder ><>
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