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Hint for series 60 owners - p_a_lazar - 09-25-2006 00:49 If you have a series 60 with the oil fill FLAP and are getting oil splatter on the engine or rear of your coach, I have a fix for you. After 3 years of wiping oil splatter, I finally found a fix for the total cost of $3.95 (or less). Go to your nearest swimming pool supplier and ask for a 1 1/4 inch freeze plug (expansion plug). This is a expandable rubber stopper/plug that you place in the fill tube (leave the flap in place) and tighten the wing nut to expand it and stop the oil from escaping. Apparently the newer 60 series has a similar setup from DD, but I was too cheap to buy the parts to retrofit my 60 series. Paul 97wb43 Hint for series 60 owners - Gregory OConnor - 09-25-2006 02:14 Paul, is there a PCV valve some place?The splatter from the tube is probably greater in a cold engine. I wonder if the plug will cause the cold Crankcase pressure to lift the tube at the block ( if it is setup that way) or put pressure somplace else. Like you describe My 8V92 has the plug and splatter there would be a pain. GregoryO'Connor 94ptRomolandCa --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "p_a_lazar" > > If you have a series 60 with the oil fill FLAP and are getting oil > splatter on the engine or rear of your coach, I have a fix for you. > > After 3 years of wiping oil splatter, I finally found a fix for the > total cost of $3.95 (or less). > > Go to your nearest swimming pool supplier and ask for a 1 1/4 inch > freeze plug (expansion plug). > > This is a expandable rubber stopper/plug that you place in the fill > tube (leave the flap in place) and tighten the wing nut to expand it > and stop the oil from escaping. > > Apparently the newer 60 series has a similar setup from DD, but I was > too cheap to buy the parts to retrofit my 60 series. > > Paul > 97wb43 > Hint for series 60 owners - p_a_lazar - 09-25-2006 04:03 Greg, There isn't a PCV valve and the slobber tube is the breather and should work better now with the plug. I just returned from an 800 mile trip at speeds to 75MPH without any problem with the plug and no oil escaped. As I said in my original post, DD has changed to a plug for the exact same reason. --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor" > > Paul, is there a PCV valve some place?The splatter from the tube is > probably greater in a cold engine. I wonder if the plug will cause > the cold Crankcase pressure to lift the tube at the block ( if it is > setup that way) or put pressure somplace else. Like you describe My > 8V92 has the plug and splatter there would be a pain. Hint for series 60 owners - Gregory OConnor - 09-25-2006 15:44 Paul, I wish DD used a servicable PCV in place of slobber tubes. I wonder if the pool plug could use a spot of JB weld at the top of the thread to keep the center of the plug from falling into the engine. Thanks for the tip. Some day I may join the over 40 crowd. Tommy2Shoes, is it called '41 and Better' or '40 and over' ?? GregoryO'Connor 94ptRomoland --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "p_a_lazar" wrote: > > Greg, > > There isn't a PCV valve and the slobber tube is the breather and > should work better now with the plug. > > I just returned from an 800 mile trip at speeds to 75MPH without any > problem with the plug and no oil escaped. > > As I said in my original post, DD has changed to a plug for the exact > same reason. > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor" > > > > > Paul, is there a PCV valve some place?The splatter from the tube is > > probably greater in a cold engine. I wonder if the plug will cause > > the cold Crankcase pressure to lift the tube at the block ( if it is > > setup that way) or put pressure somplace else. Like you describe My > > 8V92 has the plug and splatter there would be a pain. > Hint for series 60 owners - Tom McCarthy - 09-26-2006 16:01 It's got to be 41 and better. T2S McCarthy '95 PT42 --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor" > > Paul, I wish DD used a servicable PCV in place of slobber tubes. I > wonder if the pool plug could use a spot of JB weld at the top of the > thread to keep the center of the plug from falling into the engine. > Thanks for the tip. Some day I may join the over 40 crowd. > > Tommy2Shoes, is it called '41 and Better' or '40 and over' ?? > > GregoryO'Connor > 94ptRomoland > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "p_a_lazar" > wrote: > > > > Greg, > > > > There isn't a PCV valve and the slobber tube is the breather and > > should work better now with the plug. > > > > I just returned from an 800 mile trip at speeds to 75MPH without any > > problem with the plug and no oil escaped. > > > > As I said in my original post, DD has changed to a plug for the > exact > > same reason. > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor" > > > > > > > > Paul, is there a PCV valve some place?The splatter from the tube > is > > > probably greater in a cold engine. I wonder if the plug will > cause > > > the cold Crankcase pressure to lift the tube at the block ( if it > is > > > setup that way) or put pressure somplace else. Like you describe > My > > > 8V92 has the plug and splatter there would be a pain. > > > |