Need advise on oil leak!

[bevans6]

Well, Akroyaleagle and I both actually answered the question and all Geoff managed to do is piss on us.  "nuff said.

Brian

[akroyaleagle]

Thanks Clifford!

My comments were only meant to point out how perfectly good questions and comments are jacked out of proportion.

It seems nearly every thread gets hi-jacked somehow.

Most of us that have been around longer than these boards have thick hides (or heads).
Some newer folks may not. That's probably why they lurk and do not enter the fray.

Maybe the folks that run this board will start a new area called "RANTS" or something like that.


Can we all just pull up our big boy pants and move on?

[Dreamscape]

I saw Bevans6 last post on Face Book. BCM has excerpts from various posts posted from time to time. That peaked my interest to re-read this thread.

I'm more upset with what happened in Boston than worrying about what something is called. Slobber tube is slang, and most of us know it. As was pointed out, both terms were used.

Let's keep on track and keep the good discussions going.

[Geoff]

Well, Akroyaleagle and I both actually answered the question and all Geoff managed to do is piss on us.  "nuff said.

Brian

Brian, I think you need to re-read my posts on this thread. I have been working on Detroit 2 strokes since 1975, and this is the only place I have ever heard of air box drains incorrectly called "slobber tubes'.  From a mechanical point of view, they are simply drains since the blower produces more air than the engine needs, and at the same time, excess fluids are blown out to keep the air box clean.

When someone says "slobber tubes" that indicates that the engine is producing excessive oil and that is what the tubes are designed for.  Totally false--  If you have a lot of oil coming out the air box drains that indicates a problem with the engine.  I guess calling the air box drains "slobber tubes" is a catchy term for laymen, but it really bothers a true Detroit mechanic like me (and Clifford).

I have been posting on this board since the the mid-90's, and I have always corrected people who use the term "slobber tubes"-- it is a disgusting term and incorrect in theory/use.

--Geoff

[Tim Bookmiller]

well said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lin]

Well, I have been feeling a bit guilty for a long time about not replacing my air box drain catch jug.  This thread has at least gotten me a little motivated to do it.  About what to call them, sometimes seemingly clever names are given to things that are not really very accurate.  A "rice rocket", for example, has nothing to do with rice.  Each of us can make our own choice of what terms we wish to use.  However, I would just say that the term "slobber tube", although a very clear image,  is somewhat of an insult to the engine and is best used when you are angry with it.

[luvrbus]

Show the old girls a little respect guys she been pushing the old buses and powering other things for 73 years now while other engines have come and gone she is still chugging away and will be for a long time to come 

CARB and EPA have both tried to make her go away but she just keeps on singing the same lullaby like no other can imitate kinda like the Harley   lol

good luck

[wg4t50]

For the know it all types, Do you remember when the air box drains were plumbed back into the crankcase, yup, crankcase, they did not drip on the ground.
Detroit old 2 strokers saved our bacon in WWII, no other engine would nor could.
Being a 2 stroke fanatic and having the most fun with a 12V-71 in a  MC7 is as much fun one can have with their pants on.
Another reason I do laugh reading some of this trivia, I say get a life folks.
Very few take this as from the burning bush.
Dave M