Help!-Detroit shop in New Orleans?

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I believe that Stewart & Stevenson is a Detroit Dealer......#504-347-4326.
I'm here in New Orleans.....let me know if you need any other help.
Susan Guidry 2007 M380


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[Scott Forman]

Anyone know a reliable Detroit Diesel shop in New Orleans?

Scott Forman
86 PT38
In New Orleans with issues

[Gregory OConnor]

if the repair need involve electric / electronic, the uncommon element
between rv and class 8 is the charging ;house batterys ;inverters ;and
relay/solenoids that suck juice while at rest .

GregoryO'Connor
94pt
In Romoland with issues, but the bus runs good


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <sforman@...>
wrote:
>
> Anyone know a reliable Detroit Diesel shop in New Orleans?
>
> Scott Forman
> 86 PT38
> In New Orleans with issues
>

[mbulriss]

Scott,

I sent you some contact information direct to your email address this
morning shortly after your post. I see that it bounced back with an
"out of office" message, so I don't know if you got it. If not, look
in the WanderlodgeForum database for Wanderoad Assistance. There are
two members in Louisiana in there with phone numbers listed. The
Memeber-To-Member database has four members in the New Orleans
neighborhood listed there also.

Good luck and keep us posted with what's wrong and the resolution.

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <sforman@...>
wrote:
>
> Anyone know a reliable Detroit Diesel shop in New Orleans?
>
> Scott Forman
> 86 PT38
> In New Orleans with issues
>

[Scott Forman]

I made it home. I appear to have a leaky injector or something
similar. Indication of a problem was that when I checked my oil
after driving from Memphis to New Orleans (400 mi), my oil level had
actually risen. When I called my mechanic, he told me that leaks in
the fuel system under the valve covers are fairly common on the
8v92. He told me to get an oil change, fill to 'L' on the dipstick,
and check the level every 100 mi. If it rose slowly, I am ok, it it
rose very quickly, I would need to have it addressed on the road lest
I get my oil too far diluted and cause internal damage.

Found 24HR service at a Travel Center America in Slidell, LA, and
got an oil change at 8:00 this morning. Oil level did not rise much
on the drive home. Problem can now be looked at by my mechanic that
I trust.

Scott Forman
86 PT38
Safely home in Memphis

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...>
wrote:
>
> Scott,
>
> I sent you some contact information direct to your email address
this
> morning shortly after your post. I see that it bounced back with an
> "out of office" message, so I don't know if you got it. If not,
look
> in the WanderlodgeForum database for Wanderoad Assistance. There
are
> two members in Louisiana in there with phone numbers listed. The
> Memeber-To-Member database has four members in the New Orleans
> neighborhood listed there also.
>
> Good luck and keep us posted with what's wrong and the resolution.
>
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <sforman@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Anyone know a reliable Detroit Diesel shop in New Orleans?
> >
> > Scott Forman
> > 86 PT38
> > In New Orleans with issues
> >
>

[mbulriss]

Glad you made it home safely Scott! I would prefer a local guy over
road service also and it is good that you had a choice. Let us know
what you find please for the learning benefit of us other 8V owners. ;^)

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX

[Gregory OConnor]

Pissing injectors show up with eye watering exhaust and performance
issues. A leaky injector at rest that pisses on the piston can bend
the piston rod or lock the engine from turning over.

With a tank full, sometimes a leak in the return lines under the
valve covers will leak even with the engine shut down. You may be
able to remove the return line to the tank and pressurize it with 5
psi and see if it maintaines pressure. Finding the leak is better
than a once over wrenching of all the old steel lines. I dress the
metal mating surfaces in 90 wt oil before reinstalling. some times
the lines are installed too twisted and the line is always trying to
untwist the nut. if it cracked, the line metal became too brittle for
the 22year old installed twist. I am not sure how the 8v is setup
under the valve cover?????

Water in the oil would have showed up milkey white and one gallon of
water will froth up to 4 gallons.

In a Duramax with the same issue, I dumped two gallons of oil out of
the crank case every day and added fresh oil without changing the
filter. I put the old oil in the fuel tank and ran it until Chevy had
time to find the failure. (the truck had a seeder mounted and shop
sitting was not an option)

GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman"
<sforman@...> wrote:
>
> I made it home. I appear to have a leaky injector or something
> similar. Indication of a problem was that when I checked my oil
> after driving from Memphis to New Orleans (400 mi), my oil level
had
> actually risen. When I called my mechanic, he told me that leaks
in
> the fuel system under the valve covers are fairly common on the
> 8v92. He told me to get an oil change, fill to 'L' on the
dipstick,
> and check the level every 100 mi. If it rose slowly, I am ok, it
it
> rose very quickly, I would need to have it addressed on the road
lest
> I get my oil too far diluted and cause internal damage.
>
> Found 24HR service at a Travel Center America in Slidell, LA, and
> got an oil change at 8:00 this morning. Oil level did not rise
much
> on the drive home. Problem can now be looked at by my mechanic
that
> I trust.
>
> Scott Forman
> 86 PT38
> Safely home in Memphis
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Scott,
> >
> > I sent you some contact information direct to your email address
> this
> > morning shortly after your post. I see that it bounced back with
an
> > "out of office" message, so I don't know if you got it. If not,
> look
> > in the WanderlodgeForum database for Wanderoad Assistance. There
> are
> > two members in Louisiana in there with phone numbers listed. The
> > Memeber-To-Member database has four members in the New Orleans
> > neighborhood listed there also.
> >
> > Good luck and keep us posted with what's wrong and the resolution.
> >
> > Mike Bulriss
> > 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> > San Antonio, TX
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <sforman@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Anyone know a reliable Detroit Diesel shop in New Orleans?
> > >
> > > Scott Forman
> > > 86 PT38
> > > In New Orleans with issues
> > >
> >
>

[Scott Forman]

My system will be pressurized to find the problem.



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor"
wrote:
>
> Pissing injectors show up with eye watering exhaust and performance
> issues. A leaky injector at rest that pisses on the piston can
bend
> the piston rod or lock the engine from turning over.
>
> With a tank full, sometimes a leak in the return lines under the
> valve covers will leak even with the engine shut down. You may be
> able to remove the return line to the tank and pressurize it with 5
> psi and see if it maintaines pressure. Finding the leak is better
> than a once over wrenching of all the old steel lines. I dress the
> metal mating surfaces in 90 wt oil before reinstalling. some times
> the lines are installed too twisted and the line is always trying
to
> untwist the nut. if it cracked, the line metal became too brittle
for
> the 22year old installed twist. I am not sure how the 8v is setup
> under the valve cover?????
>
> Water in the oil would have showed up milkey white and one gallon
of
> water will froth up to 4 gallons.
>
> In a Duramax with the same issue, I dumped two gallons of oil out
of
> the crank case every day and added fresh oil without changing the
> filter. I put the old oil in the fuel tank and ran it until Chevy
had
> time to find the failure. (the truck had a seeder mounted and shop
> sitting was not an option)
>
> GregoryO'Connor
> 94ptRomolandCa
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman"
> <sforman@> wrote:
> >
> > I made it home. I appear to have a leaky injector or something
> > similar. Indication of a problem was that when I checked my oil
> > after driving from Memphis to New Orleans (400 mi), my oil level
> had
> > actually risen. When I called my mechanic, he told me that leaks
> in
> > the fuel system under the valve covers are fairly common on the
> > 8v92. He told me to get an oil change, fill to 'L' on the
> dipstick,
> > and check the level every 100 mi. If it rose slowly, I am ok, it
> it
> > rose very quickly, I would need to have it addressed on the road
> lest
> > I get my oil too far diluted and cause internal damage.
> >
> > Found 24HR service at a Travel Center America in Slidell, LA,
and
> > got an oil change at 8:00 this morning. Oil level did not rise
> much
> > on the drive home. Problem can now be looked at by my mechanic
> that
> > I trust.
> >
> > Scott Forman
> > 86 PT38
> > Safely home in Memphis
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Scott,
> > >
> > > I sent you some contact information direct to your email
address
> > this
> > > morning shortly after your post. I see that it bounced back
with
> an
> > > "out of office" message, so I don't know if you got it. If
not,
> > look
> > > in the WanderlodgeForum database for Wanderoad Assistance.
There
> > are
> > > two members in Louisiana in there with phone numbers listed.
The
> > > Memeber-To-Member database has four members in the New Orleans
> > > neighborhood listed there also.
> > >
> > > Good luck and keep us posted with what's wrong and the
resolution.
> > >
> > > Mike Bulriss
> > > 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> > > San Antonio, TX
> > >
> > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman"
<sforman@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Anyone know a reliable Detroit Diesel shop in New Orleans?
> > > >
> > > > Scott Forman
> > > > 86 PT38
> > > > In New Orleans with issues
> > > >
> > >
> >
>