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Title: Blower Gear Box, check it now!
Post by: Kwajdiver on March 20, 2013, 12:46:51 PM
Friends, stop what you are doing right now, walk out to your bus and check the miter/gear box to the blowers.
Please make sure it has plenty of oil in it.

My failed on I-75 North last week.  :'( The bus is setting at Valdosta.  So far, I've spend $2,555.41. and I'm not back on the road yet.   :'( :'( :'(

Check it now.....


Bill Williamson
Title: Re: Blower Gear Box, check it now!
Post by: Acausey on March 21, 2013, 11:44:07 AM
It takes regular 40 wt oil, right?

~ Andy
Title: Re: Blower Gear Box, check it now!
Post by: chessie4905 on March 21, 2013, 01:03:24 PM
I take it that it was leaking oil around the seals before it failed?
Title: Re: Blower Gear Box, check it now!
Post by: Kwajdiver on March 21, 2013, 01:18:08 PM
Hard to tell when it started leaking.  Since it didn't get check on a regular basis.
This MUST be in your routine checks before a trip.

Bill
Title: Re: Blower Gear Box, check it now!
Post by: bevans6 on March 21, 2013, 02:28:53 PM
Mine has an oil level sight thingie, which after I cleaned it works quite well to let me check the oil level.  I use engine oil in mine.

Brian
Title: Re: Blower Gear Box, check it now!
Post by: Melbo on March 21, 2013, 05:16:26 PM
Also check the air vent in the top to be sure it is "breathing"

If that gets plugged up then the filler plug gets "blown out" when it gets warmed up

Melbo
Title: Re: Blower Gear Box, check it now!
Post by: TomC on March 21, 2013, 10:51:29 PM
Course if you don't have any belts, miter/gear boxes, external blower....
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