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Hello, I have a client looking a purchasing a Used Sea Ray 400DB. One has
Cat C3126TA and the other has Cummins 6TCA. besides HP. What are the
other feature benefits for both of these? Thank you in Advance

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I own a Grand Banks 46 trawler with 3126 engines at 420 hp. I have 1700
hours on each (purchased new) and have had not one second of trouble with
either engine over 4 years. Engines in the early series had some
problems and had in-field modifications made, so I would check if they
were manufactured before 1999 to make sure they were modified. Mine are
NM3858 and NM 3860 so if the numbers are higher than this, you're ok.

The nice things about these engines a

a. they are inline 6's which occupy much less space in a boat which is,
after all, long and skinny. As opposed to the 3208s which are v8s

b. they have replacable cylinder liners which make a major overhaul a
piece of cake

c. they burn no oil. I change the oil every 250 hours as per cat
recommendations and rarely need a quart inbetween


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