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    No lubrication for piston

    I took the lube pre filter off. It's has metal shaving
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    No lubrication for piston

    Thanks for taking a interest. Unfortunately it does start reliably. Last time I cranked it. White smoke came out the breather tube. Not puffy white exhaust smoke. More like drill bit in metal smoke
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    No lubrication for piston

    Detroit 2-71. Took the air box inspection plate off and number cylinder is bone dry and shiny. The other cylinder is lubricated. Barring over by hand is really hard. Any suggestions why this one is not getting lubed?
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    Detroit 2-71 fuel issue.

    Hello, I have 2-71 on 20 kw generator. Sat for years, but protected from elements in heated tugboat engine room. It has mechanical governor with off idle, and run knob After installing a new fuel pump it ran at idle for about 30 minutes. Turned the knob to run. RPM ramped up and after about 5...
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