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Detroit Diesel Tune Up Kit on ebay, worth the money??
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Rick59-4104
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Detroit Diesel Tune Up Kit on ebay, worth the money??
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November 09, 2011, 02:21:20 AM »
I usually don't link to ebay stuff here but someone might want to take a look at auction No 130599080530. It is a Snap-On PB-25 tune up kit for a Detroit Diesel, buy-it-now price of $150.00, seems to me a good price, I gave $300.00 for a Kent Moore set recently and thought that was a good buy. It has one bid hope that is not someone here but I bet it goes for the buy-it-now price.....Shipping looks high, no connection with seller do your home work, might not be as good a deal as I am thinking??
Rick
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1959 GM 4104 No. 4115
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Rick59-4104
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Re: Detroit Diesel Tune Up Kit on ebay, worth the money??
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November 09, 2011, 09:03:48 AM »
Tune up kit is gone...
Rick
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1957 Airstream 13 panel Overlander
bevans6
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1980 MCI MC-5C
Re: Detroit Diesel Tune Up Kit on ebay, worth the money??
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November 09, 2011, 09:23:08 AM »
My Christmas present to the bus...
Brian
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Rick59-4104
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Re: Detroit Diesel Tune Up Kit on ebay, worth the money??
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November 09, 2011, 10:50:51 AM »
So you got it Brian??
My 4104 is getting a GM Emblem (medallion) Not sure about the 4103 but I bet something will come up....Maybe a set of HV-6 injectors?
Rick
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1957 Airstream 13 panel Overlander
artvonne
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Re: Detroit Diesel Tune Up Kit on ebay, worth the money??
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November 09, 2011, 10:59:53 AM »
Is there anything in that kit that you have to have or cant make work with common tools?
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bevans6
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Re: Detroit Diesel Tune Up Kit on ebay, worth the money??
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November 09, 2011, 11:13:42 AM »
not really, evidence that I did a complete tuneup and rack adjustment and installed jake brakes on my engine. I used my normal tool kit, nothing special. But if I had to do it in the bus, particularly our MC5's, the kit would make it a lot easier. Timing the injectors with a gauge instead of a depth mic, having the off-set wrenches for the push-rods, having the rack tool, the throttle delay pin, the go-no go for the gap. Plus it depends on your definition of common tools. I have a Bridgeport and I think that's a common tool
I made a .062 gauge for when i set up my jake brake. I think making a .062" go/no go gauge is easy, others might find it difficult.
Brian
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1980 MCI MC-5C, 8V-71T from a M-110 self propelled howitzer
Allison MT-647
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Rick59-4104
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Re: Detroit Diesel Tune Up Kit on ebay, worth the money??
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November 09, 2011, 11:40:16 AM »
Paul,
Don't buy a kit, I have mine....
Rick
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1959 GM 4104 No. 4115
1972 Grumman Kurbmaster Stepvan Conversion
1957 Airstream 13 panel Overlander
luvrbus
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Re: Detroit Diesel Tune Up Kit on ebay, worth the money??
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November 09, 2011, 11:51:35 AM »
If you are going to buy a kit MAC has the best but you will pay for it Snap/On has 4 different variations of the kit,that one I would not have paid 185 bucks for the set looks to used up and the timing pins are going to be tough to use on a engine with Jakes
Do not think for a minute Snap/On will warranty any wore out components in that case that won't happen in real life lol
IMO the Kent set on Ebay at 200 now is a better buy
good luck
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