CONNECTOR 8T0075 - Caterpillar

June 2002
PRODUCT LINE ADDITIONS: REMANUFACTURED 3406E SHORT BLOCK
Product
Caterpillar announces the addition of a Remanufactured 3406E short block for service of engines with the BET serial number prefix and 9BR and 9NN commercial applications.
Model Short Block Part Number Piston and Rod Group Piston Crown
3406E 0R8385 176-5745 176-5744
Features And Benefits
Reman short blocks expand the repair options available. When used with other Remanufactured products and reusable components from the core engine, short blocks help reduce turnaround time. Cat Reman short blocks are fully assembled with the block group, piston and connecting rod groups and crankshaft assembly.
Core Acceptance
All engines returned as cores must meet the core acceptance guidelines as identified in the "Core Acceptance Criteria", SELD0026. Block groups from BET, 9BR and 9NN serial number engines are acceptable core.
Core Management
Please refer to the Caterpillar® Core Management Information System (CMIS 2) Parts Information application describing all Reman part/CAF and related information. Also refer to other CMIS 2 inquiry applications such as Customer Profiles, Inspection Reason Codes, Inspection Line Inquiry, Add Charge Information, Entitlement Activity, Entitlement Inquiry, CCR Inquiry, CCR Entry, Shipment Processing; Process Packaging Grief; and Reporting to properly manage core returns and monitor inspection performance. This information will be available to all dealers worldwide after your CMIS 2 conversion date. In the meantime, please continue to use the current CMIS Entitlement Parts Inquiry Screen describing the list of parts in a Core Acceptability Family (CAF) and related part number detail.
For the latest updates of Reman Policies and Core Management (SELD0122), Core Management Systems & Operations Procedures (SELD0040), and Shipping Instructions (SELD0039), go to the Reman website and click on Procedures and Policies (listed under Reman Program Information).
If you have any questions regarding core return processing, feel free to call Corinth toll free at (800) 537-2928. For assistance with technical questions, call the Peoria Reman Customer Satisfaction Hot Line also toll free at (888) 88-REMAN or use our E-mail address--Reman_Help.
G.L. Olinger
Remanufactured Products Group
LC2148 ? (309) 494-1245
Email: Olinger_Glen_L