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Re: Does anybody really know what cavitation is?
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 12/19/2000

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In heavy duty diesels with removable liners, cavatation causes liner pitting. As I understand it, on the power stroke the liner moves over slightly due to piston thrust. This moves the coolant slightl... Login to read more.