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Title: Air Shut off
Post by: ArtGill on April 23, 2017, 05:23:57 PM
Would a 6V92ta DDEC II 1989 have an air shut off?   I had started my coach, built air, and started to pull it out from under it's shed and then heard a loud snap and the engine shut down.  Tried to restart, it would try to start but wouldn't catch on enough cylinders to run.  Also showing black smoke.  It didn't react to either.  I had the alternator replaced about 100 miles ago.

Thanks, Art
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: luvrbus on April 23, 2017, 05:49:38 PM
Sounds like it snap the blower drive shaft
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: Geoff on April 23, 2017, 06:43:12 PM
Humm....  A "snap" and the engine shut down, and black smoke when trying to start afterwards​ does not sound good.  Something broke, and it doesn't sound like a DDEC problem.

Is the alternator mounted on the back of the engine (gear driven)?  If so, it has to be aligned when installed.  This is TOTAL speculation, but if the alternator was not aligned and forced on, the "snap" could of been the alternator drive breaking and falling into the geartrain.

--Geoff
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: luvrbus on April 23, 2017, 06:57:54 PM

Is the alternator mounted on the back of the engine (gear driven)?  If so, it has to be aligned when installed.  This is TOTAL speculation, but if the alternator was not aligned and forced on, the "snap" could of been the alternator drive breaking and falling into the geartrain.

--Geoff
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I hope that is not the case this guy is looking forward to a trip of his dreams to Alaska
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: ArtGill on April 23, 2017, 07:07:14 PM
Yes, The alternator is gear driven.  I only heard one snap.  The DDEC did check good but I will not receive it back until Tuesday.  The blower shaft is my inexperienced guess also. 

So, I don't have an air shutoff?

Art
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: luvrbus on April 23, 2017, 07:33:37 PM
 I never saw a air shut off on a highway use 92 series you see the emergency air shut off on some off road 92 series like on drilling rigs.You shouldn't have it on the NJT Eagle   
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: sixtyseven on April 23, 2017, 09:25:38 PM
Mine did something very similar once.    It ended up being the circlip that holds the blower shaft in fell out and let the shaft slide out of it's splines.    Once I slid it back in and put a new clip back in, it fired right up.   
Also if I remember right there is a fiber coupler  in there that could have broken.   Take the cover off the blower drive next to your alternator an check it out.
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: daddysgirl on April 24, 2017, 07:33:06 AM
I remember the conversation, but did you replace the 50DN or did you replace it with a smaller one?

I'm not pretending to know anything, but I have another question.
You started it, it built air, and you heard the "snap" when you put it in gear? Did you have the "not gen" light?

Cliff...is there anything that would cause a snap like that when going into gear?

I'm only trying to think from a different perspective...no offense intended.
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: luvrbus on April 24, 2017, 08:10:53 AM
The blower shaft drives the power steering also on a Eagle I seen the shaft snap on cold days from the power steering or all the springs break inside the coupling
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: ArtGill on April 24, 2017, 05:28:51 PM
According to my manual, the Alternator is run off the same gear/shaft as the blower.  I haven't confirmed this yet.  I have contacted my local, longtime Detroit Diesel Mechanic,  who has done 2 stroke work for me in the past.  I am expecting my DDEC tomorrow and I will plug it in and see how lucky I am.  The DDEC shop didn't find anything wrong with it. 

Daddysgirl, I already had it in gear and moving slowly, but moving.

Thanks Everyone, keep your fingers crossed for me.
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: eagle19952 on April 24, 2017, 05:54:29 PM
Quote from: luvrbus on April 24, 2017, 08:10:53 AM
The blower shaft drives the power steering also on a Eagle I seen the shaft snap on cold days from the power steering or all the springs break inside the coupling
in the oilfields north of Santa Claus ... we switched every manner of power steering reservoir to 0w30 synthetic...solved the cold problems :)
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: luvrbus on May 03, 2017, 06:57:11 AM
Any update on the problem and cause yet ?
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: ArtGill on May 04, 2017, 06:47:49 PM
Still an answer.  But here is where we are.  We removed the power steering pump that is driven off the same gear as the blower.  We took the retainer that transferred power from the gear to the blower shaft and pulled the blower shaft out.  The shaft was good, the transfer coupling was good and when you turned the blower shaft with your fingers it had a little resistance.  When we bump the starter, the blower gear turns.  I had a marine diesel mechanic come over for his review.  He agreed that the blower shaft felt like the blower was turning.  He removed the exhaust pipe from the output of the turbo looking for the remains of broken valve. None found. 

The mechanic's suggestion is to remove the Valve covers and look for damage.  Then take the Turbo off and confirm the blower is turning.

But first I'm going to stick the exhaust pipe back on, turn on my electric fuel pump that is for priming and see it that makes any difference just eliminate a fuel problem.  I don't think fuel is the problem, too easy to check.

Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.

Art
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: ArtGill on May 11, 2017, 05:32:38 PM
Good News and Bad News.
Good News, my engine is running.  We tuned on my fuel primer pump and the engine started.  We then turned off the primer pump and after about a minute the engine quit.  We had only been running the engine at idle speed.  We then replaced both fuel filters turned the primer pump back on and the engine started.  This time I did run the engine at higher RPM's and when we turned the primer pump off, the engine continued to run.  So the day the engine quit, did I lose prime for some reason?

The Bad News is I don't know what caused this. 
I think I have plenty of fuel, unless stolen, and it is in the same place where the engine quit.

When you don't know what you did to fix something, it leaves you uneasy.
Art
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: Geoff on May 11, 2017, 05:50:06 PM
It is the blower "quill shaft".  They strip out and will work on and off.  You must have the 48 spline shaft on the quill shaft.  The updated ones use 24 splines and they never strip out.  To fix the engine you have to pull the blower off and replace the drive to 24 spline drive, and pull the back side of the blower side off and change that side also to 24 spline.  Easy enough, (LOL), but if you have something that is driven off the back (like a power steering pump) it makes it that much harder to replace.  The other alternative is to pull the blower and if the quill shaft is only stripped on the blower side you can just keep using the 48 spline shaft changing out the shaft and the blower drive for new.  it will out live all of us.

--Geoff

P.S.  I don't know what you heard "snap", but it wasn't the blower drive.
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: ArtGill on May 11, 2017, 07:08:17 PM
We had the blower shaft out and the drive gear and didn't see any damage.  When we rolled the drive shaft with our fingers the blower turned smooth.  Also, there was no metal chips.  It is from my old memory, but I think it is more likely my shaft is a 24 spline shaft. 

Do you think it will show up again in a short drive?

Thanks, Art
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: Geoff on May 11, 2017, 07:27:13 PM
There is a world of difference between the two quill shafts.  The 48 spline is a fine thread while the 24 tooth is chunky.  I am going from memory here on the exact spline count, but the two different splines are like night and day.  You have to have a lot of experience to tell if the fine spline shaft is worn out enough to cause slipping, but there isn't anything else that can cause the problems you describe.
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: ArtGill on May 12, 2017, 06:56:53 PM
I confirmed with my mechanic that the shaft had course spline.   It acted, except the noise, that I ran out of fuel for a moment and it sucked some air.  My parking spot is concrete and level.  But the forward motion could have pulled the fuel away from the dip tube.  According to my mileage since fill up, I should have half of tank.  But the coach was at a shop for 6 weeks.  So, my next project is going to be a confirmation of fuel level.  I really hope it is an low fuel problem instead of being an unknown problem that will reappear at the worst time.

Art
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: sledhead on May 13, 2017, 05:55:12 AM
maybe some kind of locking fuel cap might solve the problem ?

dave
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: luvrbus on May 13, 2017, 06:17:49 AM
Could be the yoke on the fuel pump drive is starting to round out
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: Geoff on May 13, 2017, 01:19:39 PM
The first post said  it tried to start wouldn't catch, and had black smoke.  And this after a "loud snap".  I'm back to the alternator drive.  The drive could have broken and fallen into the gear train and wiped it out throwing​ the timing off.

Not good.

--Geoff
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: Geoff on May 13, 2017, 01:25:43 PM
Double post.
--Geoff
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: luvrbus on May 13, 2017, 01:51:32 PM
He can check for a broken alternator drive with a volt meter can he not,those heavy 50D alternators will snap a cam,he says it running good now. It is a DDEC engine a Pro/Link would show timing problems 
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: ArtGill on May 13, 2017, 05:45:32 PM
I'm at a loss also.  I may check the fuel pump yoke before I bolt down the DDEC and exhaust pipes.  The alternator is charging and the engine is running good.  I need to go and get a NC safety inspection and will need to go over a steep bridge over the ICW.  This will tell me if I have a power problem.  But first I'm going to confirm I don't have a low fuel problem. 

I don't like not knowing what the original problem was/is? 

Art
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: buswarrior on May 16, 2017, 08:52:51 AM
Focus on the NC Safety, nothing worse than being sidelined mechanically, AND administratively!

Quite the insult to get a ticket for expired tags while trying to roadtest problems...

happy coaching!
buswarrior
Title: Re: Air Shut off
Post by: Iceni John on May 16, 2017, 02:30:19 PM
Whether this recent issue was fuel-related or not, it may be a good time to consider installing trustworthy fuel level and fuel pressure gauges, and maybe also a fuel filter restriction gauge.   They make troubleshooting much easier, or at least quickly eliminate wrong assumptions.   Does the DDEC show any new codes?

John