Whoa Boy, Air Box Drains

[Geoff]

Just got back in to house (Granite Shoals Tx.) Think I'll drive the puppy until she blows. Put about 3 gallons in it, 2 in the reservoir tank. Make a good deer blind. Wifey said she ain't going for a newer model. Heck she didn't know about this one until i brought in home. Threatened me, and I'm still here. Just a little lighter in the pocket.  Heck Scott if I head down that way for AC work will holler. Love to meet you folks.

"Make a good deer blind".  What does that mean?  Is your engine smoking now?  You have a serious problem using that much oil.  Maybe you have a broken piston.

--Geoff

[bevans6]

Out in the country (at least around here) you tend to find, if you walk about in the appropriate places at the appropriate time of year, the oddest contraptions, buildings, tree houses stashed in the woods.  One sits in them, the deer can't see you, and you shoot them.  I can see a non-operating Prevost being towed out to the back 40 and becoming a heck of a club-house/camp/cabin/deer blind...     I've seen school buses doing exactly that.  Sometimes it's by mistake.  They drive out on a cold dry day, get parked, the weather warms up and it never moves again because it sank up to the frame because they parked on a frozen bog.



Brian

[muldoonman]

"Make a good deer blind".  What does that mean?  Is your engine smoking now?  You have a serious problem using that much oil.  Maybe you have a broken piston.

--Geoff

What Brian said, a term hunters use in Texas. Someplace to hide and shoot a deer with a 30.06. It ain't hunting in my book.

No, no smoke and still runs good with no miss. Good oil pressure at cruising speed. Gonna drive in down the first of week to Stewart Stevenson , San Antone for the skinning. Gotta be a problem as it just pukes oil out tubes, both sides when sitting and on High Idle.

[Geoff]

Man, you are leaping into the jaws of a tiger.  S&S is going to quote you for a complete overhaul at dealership prices.  Don't let them dismantle the engine to the point that it's either take their estimate or have it towed out.  Isn't there an independent shop around that do two strokes Detroits, or would swap one out?

--Geoff

[luvrbus]

Glen,drain a gal of oil just be sure it is not below the add mark and run it then check it,? have you ever cleaned the breather vents on the valve covers   

[Scott & Heather]

I'm feeling like someone at prevost put multi weight in there


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[luvrbus]

I think he left the valve open or the automatic fill on the oil reservoir has gone wacky over filling the engine with oil  

[muldoonman]

No on the multi grade oil. Take my on (Delo 100- 40 weight) and drop 3 cases on floor everytime in Prevost Shops and if I'm not there, after telling them start at 7 and check, they always dump it all. ( 9 gallons). They (Prevost) are the only ones that have ever touched this coach. Previous owner still had (2) 5 gallon buckets of the Delo 100 under coach when I bought it. Ran it down before add/L mark this time and it was still spiting when I pulled it in to shop on cardboard I just put under it. Breather tubes are clear on Valve covers. If I knew and have asked around don't know of any 2 stroke guys around here. Would drive to the end of the earth if I knew where one was. Don't need a overhaul, or at least total,  as it runs good with no misses and good oil pressure. Dumped 2 gallons from reservoir into coach in Brownwood Tx. and drove the 125 miles to shop and put 1 gallon in there. It's always run at full mark and has never used  any, maybe a quart or two between oil changes, Usually around 7000 miles for the level 3 at Prevost. Air breather is always changed then. Never take chances on those. Fuel filters and Racors also.

[muldoonman]

Motor in question and No, it's never been washed. Just dont leak.

[luvrbus]

? is one side of the engine pumping more oil from the tubes than the other side

[muldoonman]

That will explain the Lone Star beer in the other one. And yes you can see the oil sheen on the stainless..

[muldoonman]

No Cliff seems about the same. I know oil looks like a bunch when it hits the cardboard . Years before wouldn't hardly drop any, maybe a spot or two. 

[luvrbus]

Using that much oil and all I can see is the 1 exhaust pipe if it was coming from the rings and piston that pipe would be oil soaked,you may have a turbo or blower problem but no smoke really seems odd to me   

[muldoonman]

Haven't pulled anything loose but no oil out exhaust and no smoke. Clean as a whistle. No oil anywhere on top or sides. Just out drain tubes. Both sides seem to be the same. Don't think running it will stop it. Ran about 2100 RPM's up to Brownwood Tx. and back about 250 or 300 miles. Didn't overheat and acutally ran cooler at that rpm than the 1800 to 1850 I usually run. Ran around 190 degrees.

[Scott & Heather]

Hey glen can you take a video of the drain tubes over a clean piece of cardboard? Im curios to see exactly how much oil you're dropping just for semantics sake? Please?


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