.... and I think it was Mark Drillock that hinted me to this.

Something as "simple" as an incorrect coolant pulley (pulley size)
set up on that diesel could cause it to fail too soon. People have good
intentions but that don't pay the bill.

On 2/12/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> ..... For engines that I saw with premature
> failures or problems there was always some outside cause. Even the cheapy
> rebuilds tend to have this situation.

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