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Title: What would cause this?
Post by: harleyman_1000 on April 17, 2014, 05:44:19 PM

Any idea what would cause this oil leak? My engine has a turbo. Could it be causing this?

Title: Re: What would cause this?
Post by: 5B Steve on April 17, 2014, 06:24:57 PM

Could it be a seal problem in the turbo?

Steve 5B......

Title: Re: What would cause this?
Post by: luvrbus on April 17, 2014, 06:45:47 PM

To much engine idle time drive it they clean up

Title: Re: What would cause this?
Post by: harleyman_1000 on April 17, 2014, 06:54:13 PM

I have been letting it idle for a hour while working on it. Is this bad for it?

Title: Re: What would cause this?
Post by: luvrbus on April 17, 2014, 07:15:04 PM

Don't let it idle for long periods stuff builds up in the air and one day when you will fire up it will scare the hell out of you when the engine starts running wild till all the excess fuel and oil burns BTDT ::)

Title: Re: What would cause this?
Post by: harleyman_1000 on April 17, 2014, 07:26:25 PM

Thank you Clifford

Title: Re: What would cause this?
Post by: Nineforever on April 18, 2014, 07:12:10 AM

2 stroke Detroits don't like idle time if you need to idle it crank it up to

Winter below freezing temp 1500 RPM Your Engine Temp should be at 180 deg regardless what the outside temp is If your engine is running cold at low RPM it will slobber oil and eventually put it to a slow death .
Spring Summer fall above freezing temp 1000 RPM

Title: Re: What would cause this?
Post by: lostagain on April 18, 2014, 07:37:50 AM

When overnight in a hotel at -20 or -30, we used to let them fast idle all night. Don't know if it was good for them, we just drove them, but we knew they would be running in the morning for us. Lots of diesel fumes! They had radiator shutters that kept them warmer while idling too.

JC

Title: Re: What would cause this?
Post by: gumpy on April 18, 2014, 10:35:20 AM

Quote from: harleyman_1000 on April 17, 2014, 06:54:13 PM
I have been letting it idle for a hour while working on it. Is this bad for it?

You're the cause! I couldn't figure out why we had so much snow this winter! It's you putting some much global warming... er... climate change gasses in the atmosphere! Stop that!

Title: Re: What would cause this?
Post by: belfert on April 19, 2014, 09:05:48 AM

I went on a three week bus tour in the late 80s. The drivers idled the engines a lot during those three weeks. At least one state had anti-idling laws already and the bus would stink and be hot when we got in it. I don't know why the bathroom vent fan couldn't run on battery.

Title: Re: What would cause this?
Post by: chessie4905 on April 19, 2014, 03:17:23 PM

If you need to let it idle that long, plug in the block heater to keep the temp up, and use a fast idle.

Title: Re: Re: What would cause this?
Post by: Seangie on April 20, 2014, 05:58:08 AM

Chessie - I have a block heater that is basically a heating element that screws into the side of the block. The mechanic that installed it said not to run the bus while the block heater is on as it would ruin the heating element on the heater. Just posted this to see if this is correct. I have no idea either way...I just do as I'm told :) I'm sure that there are other types of heaters as well that would have no issue in this instance (of heating while the engine was running)

-Sean

Fulltiming somewhere in the USA
1984 Eagle 10S
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Title: Re: What would cause this?
Post by: chessie4905 on April 20, 2014, 06:18:43 AM

I never had any failure with mine on my coach or any in vehicles I owned from back to early eighties from using them with engine idling.

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