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Hello,
I have a 72 gillg with a cat 3208 that is blowing excessive white smoke from the breather tube. There is not much exhaust smoke... just a little black puff coming out of a stop in first gear..
We make these run on veggie oil for a caravan to costa rica...
www.sustainablesolutionscaravan.org
Im wondering if these is a show stopper of a problem since we are about to depart for central america and an engine swap is not on my to do list...
any advice or leads on useable engines in the san francisco/LA area are appreciated.
Also, whats up with these cat motors? some say they are wonderful and others say they are worthless. I like the power/size ratio and not having to deal with a turbo. I like that a new rebuild from cat is 6700 bucks versus 10k for a DD rebuild... I guess its just a bummer if only one sleave needs replacing but... shouldnt you do the whole motor if you have it apart anyway?
They seem to have good power for such a manageable motor and my first two dont leak any oil and still look real pretty all yellow and clean versus all the dripping oil soaked 3000lb DD's my friends have.
Also, arent the cat parts easier to find in central america?
Thanks
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