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  1. Awesomeness

    valve adjustment on CAT 3116

    Maybe just use someone else's serial number who has a truck of similar age? My `97 M1078A0 engine was 7AG04876.
  2. Awesomeness

    valve adjustment on CAT 3116

    I'm pretty sure the engine is governed at 2700. So I don't think you're missing any RPM any more.
  3. Awesomeness

    valve adjustment on CAT 3116

    I would. They aren't very expensive, and they seem to be a part that frequently springs an annoying leak (not really frequently, but far more valve cover gaskets go than head gaskets, or other things). For $20, it's just good practice to change it.
  4. Awesomeness

    valve adjustment on CAT 3116

    "It" being a 3116? "Seems like [a 3116] would [only] be in a medium duty truck"? The 1 mile = 1 minute = 60 MPH average just seems like an impossible number for most vehicles. I bet my daily driver doesn't even average that, and 2/3 of my drive to work every day is on the highway at 85 MPH.
  5. Awesomeness

    valve adjustment on CAT 3116

    A mile per minute would be 60MPH, so I don't think that's reasonable. Essentially you're saying the average speed of the truck over its life is 60 MPH. Considering the truck can't even go 60MPH, I would use a number like 1 mile = 4 minutes (e.g. 15 MPH average) if you use it a lot (e.g. daily...
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