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Originally Posted by Maniac
Good people at Milesburg, I have ALL my Cat stuff done over there. I think they will take good care of you. While the head is off, look closely at ALL the other cylinders, for another $3500, they can be replaced and you can get a nice warranty from Cat.
Rick on the evening shift is the one you want to set it up.............the guy is GOOD !
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When my mechanic rebuilt it in Feb he used all CAT parts except of coarse the head. So I do have a warranty on the parts and one year on the labor.
Now, I'm not very familiar with truck engines and my options when dealing with rebuilds, so I just didn't think of using a CAT head or asking about the difference in price between new and rebuilt head. I also put trust in my mechanic and let him do what he thought best. He was a CAT mech for 25 years before opening his own shop. Looking back I'm wondering why he didn't just use a new CAT head for 1800.00.
Here's where it gets a little interesting........... about three months after the inframe the number three cylinder valve loosened up. My mech adjusted it back to spec and said if it came loose again we'd have to do something about it. It was the number three cylinder valve seat that failed.
Yesterday when CAT said it was definitely internal I called my mech and he then reminded me of the loose valve a while back and told me to tell them to check it. He thought it might have loosened up.
He should have addressed the valve when it loosened up and not let me leave the shop that day, and that for me is frustrating. He's a really good mechanic but I think he's taking on too much work and can't keep up. This is going to be a battle because nobody is going to want to pay for this damage, either my mech or the shop that did the head work, I can just feel it. I hope I'm wrong.
I got into trucking about three years ago from construction so unfortunately I have to learn things the hard way. From now on only CAT does my engine work.
Oh and it is indeed Rick who is doing the work :thumbsup:
Thanks for the feedback Maniac.