Xplicitlnck
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Looking for a certified cat mechanic on long Island. Looking for engine surveys oil analysis and possible 250 hour service on cat 3126 motors. Is ho penn my best bet?
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Oh great nice way to price gouge!Here the Cat reps has defined territories. There is one dealer in Northern IL and another in Southern WI...
Glad to hear that! Thanks!HO Penn did my oil analysis at the end of the season. They were responsive and reasonably priced
$13 a sample from CAT - and they check more parameters than Blackstone - just sayin'!Just used Blackstone for my oil analysis very informative nice people $30 a sample and they sent me out the bottles prepaid postage ahead of time
Gotcha . Simple enough thank you for that!How ?.......You ask the service scheduler/writer/manager how much time will his guy need with the boat? You will get some discussion about variables, then you tell him you just want a basic in the water engine survey to determine cooling system health and performance under load. All this amounts to about 45 minutes to 1-1.5 hours away from the dock running the boat at cruise rpms under a load at the end of which the tech pulls the oil and transmission fluid samples........takes me 10-15 minutes but I use the Cat oil sample suction pump. If you want a blow-by test, (and you should on any 3126 engine, there will be another 2-3 hours involved in setting up the meter and measuring blow-by gasses.
See......pretty easy to define how many mechanics it takes to do about 4 hours worth of real work plus travel time.
Well thank you very much! Yes just getting my ducks in a row to be prepared for when I'm really ready. I've been finding and calling but 5 out of 6 calls. Boats sold already. So I find i need to jump. But as far as cat 250 service. It's gotta be done by cat mechanic.. IJonathan, I think for survey a single tech would be the norm on that size boat, but would confirm. You should also be able to get a set price before hand as they will gather motor info ahead of time so that they are prepared for that particular motor. My experience with Cummins and calling around to HO Penn was about 2k for both motors and gen. Time spent was about 5-6 hours. Tech spent about 2.5 hours before the motors were even fired. Most likely the hull survey will be cheaper. I'd have that done first if you are truly serious to move forward. Blowby is standard part of the survey for any diesel as it’s a good indication of worn rings/cylinders etc. I also used it as an opportunity to look over the tech’s shoulder and learn the motor/gen without slowing the tech down. If you get a good tech at survey you can really learn a lot.
Not sure if it would be useful to do a thorough survey and a service in one session. Unless I’m misunderstanding and you are thinking down the line. Do you know what’s required for the 250 hr service? It familiar with CATs but some are these lower hour service can be done yourself. Also note I pulled my own oil samples at the survey and sent off to HO PEN. Not sure what I saved but at least I knew the process going forward. Having done Blackstone and HO PEN I personally prefer the readout from Blackstone.
Gotcha . Simple enough thank you for that!
Now you have me wondering. Why do you say that I should have a blow by test done on any 3126? I trust your advice but the fact that you pin pointed one particular motor has me wondering. Oryour just saying that because the motor in question isa 3126
Congrats on the sale!Well thank you very much! Yes just getting my ducks in a row to be prepared for when I'm really ready. I've been finding and calling but 5 out of 6 calls. Boats sold already. So I find i need to jump. But as far as cat 250 service. It's gotta be done by cat mechanic.. I