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FYI-Cummins Reconditioning Facility

July 31, 2012, 07:26:27 am

Ran across this article from my boating list about Cummins' reconditioning (remanufacturing?) facility.

http://tinyurl.com/cdu62hy

HTH

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Reply #1 – July 31, 2012, 12:17:10 pm

WOW! Very interesting article. Thanks for sharing.

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Reply #2 – July 31, 2012, 01:25:19 pm

Without reading the entire article, I find only marine engine reference, no where have I run across reference to a highway EPA engine, only where you can choose a mechanical fuel setup if desired.
My understanding is for marine engine non EPA regulated ? where am I off track or miss the point?
Dave M

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Reply #3 – July 31, 2012, 02:33:55 pm

Dave, they do remanufacture all sorts of engine including truck and automotive ones. I suspect, though, that the EPA would frown on someone buying a brand-new 2012 vehicle and specifying a reman 1990 engine in it to avoid the EPA rules. I think that if I were to buy a 1992 Foretravel with a runout engine in it, I could have a reman 1992 engine put in it without any problem (other than paying for it).

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Reply #4 – July 31, 2012, 03:10:00 pm

Dave M,
7th paragraph into article:
"With that, we were given a brief overview of the
remanufacturing program that CMD has had in place since
1999 for its over-the-road, industrial, and B and C Series marine
diesel engines (and some Q Series marine engines). It's worth
noting that the bulk of the marine engines available through
this program are mechanically fuel injected, a holy grail of
sorts for cruisers who are looking to keep things simple."

And on the next to last page:
"While we're on the subject of numbers, in 2010 CMD
produced approximately 20,000 reconditioned units. (A
"unit" is defined as a complete engine, a short block, or
a long block; the latter two are engines that are rebuilt
but do not include all of the bolt-on accessories.) ....................
Between 500 and 1,000 of the reconditioned engines
were marine engines."
Dave, kbzOzke;
Truckers, mostly private owner/operators, do just that (new chassis, remanufactured engine) more frequently than you might imagine. 
I know the local Peterbuilt facility does this on more than 15% of their new units.  Owners would rather have their own "Reman'd" engine in their new chassis, minus all of the new EPA problems, for 20 to 30 % less cost, and an equal to or better than new engine warranty. 
When the chassis comes into the Peterbuilt facility, the owners have a third party pick it up, install the Reman'd engine and complete the testing.  It then goes, as a completed unit, back to Peterbuilt for certification (at the local facility) and the new truck warranty and "Reman'd" engine warrranty are EPA legal, and the completed unit has an equal to or better than a "New" truck warranty from Peterbuilt (engine warranty is from Reman facility).
FWIW,
Neal

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Reply #5 – July 31, 2012, 04:40:40 pm

Thanks, Neal. Wonder if that trick would work with a car, too? Probably not.

So when I see one shiny new truck going down the road with three others attached, it might just be that one or two of those don't have engines in them. Interesting. Learn something new every day.

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Reply #6 – July 31, 2012, 05:12:55 pm

Neal,
Glad you found that part about the smaller non marine engines, B & C Series.  As for the new chassis and older engines, yes, that has been going on for many years, they are called Glider Kits, usually when a truck becomes unusable due to a wreck, or just too old and shabby to keep it up, a new Glider is ordered, it is all new except it comes no engine, transmission, driveshaft, rear axle/s etc, but is new frame, radiator, front end, steering, cab etc, makes for a very fine upgrade if you have good running gear, engine, transmission, and drive assy.
I Totalled a conventional KW many years ago, (not my fault, other driver got the ticket etc.) the truck was turned into a Glider Kit, looked like a new truck.
Dave M

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