Caterpillar engine, but for what?

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1 year 2 months ago #245099 by cable control

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To the brains trust. Located in a shed in Central Queensland, a Cat engine with the serial number 5E5990. What is it out of, or is this a non captive engine?

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1 year 2 months ago #245100 by josh

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5E5501 to 5E6000 are listed as Miscellaneous Engines, maybe a picture or some casting numbers will help.

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1 year 2 months ago #245101 by Texas3T

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5E prefix should be an early D8800 power unit diesel

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1 year 2 months ago #245128 by bruce oz

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5E5990 is a D6600 power unit

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1 year 2 months ago #245131 by cable control

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I had a brief look at it some years back when I picked up a Twenty from the same man. Is it a six cylinder with two heads, or is my memory playing tricks?

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1 year 2 months ago - 1 year 2 months ago #245136 by Rome K/G

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5E would be an early RD-8 engine, six cyl. D11000 model.

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1 year 2 months ago #245137 by neil

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Judging by the laundry list of engines this prefix is assigned to, Josh's "miscellaneous engines" sounds like a good description. I think 5E was also assigned to a tractor if I'm not mistaken?

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1 year 2 months ago - 1 year 2 months ago #245138 by naylorbros

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Here is the list for the 5E prefix out of my old NPR

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1 year 2 months ago #245149 by Davross22

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The next move is to check it out and do an appraisal. Let me know CC and we may travel together. Here's hoping someone has a picture of an original.

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1 year 1 month ago - 1 year 1 month ago #246485 by cable control

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Photos of 5e mystery engine. We THINK that the engine may have been fitted to a grader built in Australia under licence to Caterpillar by Steelweld.

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