Head Studs

[TOM REED]

(03-27-2012, 06:39 PM)aametalmaster Wrote: We have CAT engines at work with over 6,000 HP and cost over a million bucks. My brother in law works at Cat in the parts dept. My mom retired from there. I was too stupid to get a job there...Bob

Doing a complete inframe, pistons liners rings bearings, surface head, all new valves etc will be reusing bolts as they are ok. Last inframe was done all cat reman parts, found out cyl packs they used were used piston domes, also KW where the job was done never cut the block for inserts and failed to made sure
cyl protrusion was set right. You can bet KW is not doing the work this time as well as you can bet there are no rebuilt used parts either. Finning here the Cat dealer charges $142.00 per hr for a mechanic that is slower than my mother would be, KW rate is $112.00 hr, I have a qualified Cat mechanic working for me for $75.00 hr which I can live with. The jobber parts at least in my opinion look better than the cat pieces at 1/2 the price. The jobber parts are warranted for the parts as well as the labor. Cat is out to lunch both on their parts and labor prices. tom