1980/04/30 Caterpillar

Boring Machine, Adapter Groups And Sleeves Available For Repair Of Damaged Cylinder Blocks

Usage:

Cylinder Blocks With 4.5"
, 4.75"
, 5.4"
, 5.75"
and 6.25"
Bores

Lower cylinder liner bores in cylinder blocks can be badly damaged by erosion, pitting and broken connecting rods. Repairs of these damaged cylinder blocks with 4.5", 4.75", 5.4", 5.75" and 6.25" bores are now possible if the lower bore is machined and a sleeve installed.

Porta Tool Inc., has available a boring machine and adapter groups to make a bore larger for a sleeve. Each adapter group has a guide plate, drive plate, alignment ring, chamfer gauge, two cutters and two chamfer cutters. Porta Tool Inc., also has the sleeves to make the repairs. Complete instructions are sent with the equipment and parts.

The equipment and parts in the charts which follow can be ordered from:

Porta Tool Inc.,
827 Jefferson Avenue
Clovis, California 94613
Phone: 209-299-4351

Caterpillar Information System:

1980/04/30 Wrong Installation Of Oil Cooler Gasket Can Cause High Oil Temperatures

1980/04/30 Main And Connecting Rod Bearings With Cavitation Erosion Can Be Used Again

1980/04/09 Caution: Outboard Bearing Must Be Removed From Extended Shaft Of Front Power Takeoff Before The Engine Is Moved

1980/04/09 Important: Use Only 12 Volts Direct Current To Boost Start 3208 Truck Engines Equipped With Exhaust Gas Recirculation Systems

1980/04/09 Remanufactured Short Blocks Are Available For Repairs Of Early 3406 Engines

1980/04/09 Different Water Temperature Regulators Now Used To Prevent Overheating

1980/04/09 Dowtherm 209 Full-Fill Coolant

1980/04/09 6V2023 Flow Check Adapter Group Is Available

1980/03/12 New Control Valve Body

1980/03/12 Crankshaft Rear Seal And Wear Sleeve Are Now Serviced As A Group Instead Of Separate Parts

1980/03/12 List Of Service Publications

1980/03/12 Spacer Plate Block Group Used For Parts Service Of Block Group With Counterbore Design

1980/04/30 Crankcase Capacity Increased And New Oil Level Gauges Used; Specifications For Conversion Of Existing Gauges

1980/04/30 List Of Service Publications

1980/04/30 Hardened Washers Now Used On Bolts For Fan Shroud

1980/04/30 Improvements Made To Water Separator Groups

1980/04/30 New 1N3270 Auxiliary Drive Group Available As Attachment

1980/04/30 Different Vibration Damper Now Used

1980/04/30 New Top Piston Ring Has Plasma-Coated Face

1980/04/30 New Liner Seat Insert For No. 1 And No. 4 Cylinders Of D353 Engines

1980/05/14 New 6V2120 Spline Sprocket Improves Depth Control Of 5P4175 Boring Tool Group

1980/05/14 Changes To 9S240 Rack Position Tool Group; Revision To Special Instructions

1980/05/14 Turbine Wheel Shroud Design Changed; Snap Ring No Longer Used

1980/05/14 Use The FT1525 Alignment Pin And FT1526 Fixture When Reconditioning Earlier 3208 Sleeve Metering Fuel Systems