Comments by "Andy Saunders" (@andysaunders3708) on "AUTOPSY of a Caterpillar Pony Motor. | What Went Wrong?" video.

  1. Shit. I didn't expect the up/down movement on the crankshaft. So I WAS wrong. Damn, I hate that.
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  2. One clean piston crown - looks water blasted to me.
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  3. Ooops. Or the crankshaft has moved forward?
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  4. I'll take a chance here, before watching the video, and guess that lack of maintenance, as well as Caterpillar's refusal to supply basic spares probably killed them. E.g. points, condensers and so on. Now to watch, and see how wrong I may be. I might have to eat my words, but I did work in the parts department of a CAT dealer for a while, so I'm fairly certain that I'm not 100% wrong....
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  5. Compression test on a dry engine? Pretty good readings! I'll take a stab in the dark, and guess that the crank thrust washers either went missing or wore away with all that good oil. So the crank has moved back, hence the need to move the starter back????
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