Posted 8/10/2012 21:20 (#2532503 - in reply to #2532324) Subject: RE: 540 V8 Perkins
Had one as a power unit. 18000 hours with first set of bearings. Don't worry. She will melt from a sticking thermostat before you need bearings. One in each head. Temp is only sensed on one side. Every 540 we lost was do to one head melting down.