HATCHEQUIP
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7.8 liter ford diesel one fine engine
That's a bit harsh, I can think of plenty of engines worse than a Cat 3208. Anything that has sparkplugs is worse by far.It was probably a 3208 Cat in that truck. Those engines were pigs, they smoked so bad they would burn your eyes and didn't make much torque. They weren't rebuildable either and had a habit of blowing up.
"8.2 Detroit Fuel Pincher" was a V8 four stroke. May have been one of these?There was an F-750 on a job I worked at that had some kind of Detroit in it, I think it may have been a V8 too. It wasn't the typical 2 stroke Detroit like the 53 or 71 series, I think it was a 4 stroke because it was pretty quiet. I never had a chance to look closely at it.
"NOPE" ….. hate to disappoint you Steve …it wasn't a 3208 for sure….. the physical size was smaller ….. I still own a 3208 Cat powered '81 Ford L-8000 N/A ….. it works hard everytime I need it …. And sorry this one Does Not Smoke as you describe …. all N/A engines will smoke if they are not set up right … I tried to fuel mine up a few yrs ago …. I turned it up until it did smoke then back down till it cleaned up, had to leave it at that and put up with the lack of not having great Hp … LOL ….. no from what I remember it was a black painted small turbo'd engine …. who knows it may have been a commercial graded 6.9L ???It was probably a 3208 Cat in that truck. Those engines were pigs, they smoked so bad they would burn your eyes and didn't make much torque. They weren't rebuildable either and had a habit of blowing up. There was an F-750 on a job I worked at that had some kind of Detroit in it, I think it may have been a V8 too. It wasn't the typical 2 stroke Detroit like the 53 or 71 series, I think it was a 4 stroke because it was pretty quiet. I never had a chance to look closely at it.