selling and 15K

[Leroy Eckert]

Dan:
Sorry to hear about your overheat problem. My temp gauge constantly cycles back
and forth between 180 and 200 particularly in cooler temperatures. Generally,
on very hot days where ambient temps are above 90, road surface temp most likely
approaching 120, I will see what I call temperature creep. It will creep up to
200 an stay there if I am pushing it. ( the pyro at approx. 650 and boost of
approx 12) If I stay at 70MPH or slightly less the temp will generally stay
around 190. (the pyro at 550 and boost of about 7) I can reduce the temperature
to the 180 thermostat setting at any time even if I'm pushing it by switching to
fan override. It will hold it there.
Switch the fan override off and the sequence begins again.
Initially I was concerned but after reading the BB manual I found the fan runs
between 400-800RPM normally and approx 1800RPM in override. I have concluded my
coach likes to be driven about 67mph. The extra 8-10mph just burns up fuel and
is hard on the equipment. I'm certainly not a gooroo, just reporting how my
8v92 runs.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB40
Niceville. FL




----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Saari
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 10:51 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: selling and 15K


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Dan Saari"
wrote:
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
> wrote:
> >
> > Dan:
> > I'm sorry about your very expensive engine failure. Could you
> > elaborate a little more on what happened? It doesn't seem as
> though
> > an extra 20 degrees in engine temperature would cause that
> > catastrophic a failure. Did the engine seize or not run at all
> > after overheating? What was the purpose of the washer?
> >
> > Kerry
> > 82 Fc 35
> > Denver
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Dan Saari"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > >
>
> Kerry..... 20 degrees does'nt seem like a lot but if the light
had
> flashed at the preset of 205 degrees you are not yet at a boiling
> point and can shut it down, but if the senser did'nt warn me untill
> 225 at this point you are beyond boiling and pushing water out of
> your system for possible 3-5 miles and the more you loose the
faster
> the temp is rising and an eminent failure can happen REAL fast
cause
> your 40 feet from the situation and its behind you so you do'nt
even
> smell the antifreese...
>
> As for the washer type thing...... I got an email today telling me
> Bluebird installed them....... I,m looking into this because I
would
> like to know why they installed them.. I will tell you this, I did
> notice a temp. fluxuation on my way back from Colorado without the
> washer...I will describe this fluxuation and it only happened in
the
> evening when the outside temp. was cooler.....the temp gauge would
> read 180 and over a span of about 3-4 miles would gradually
increase
> to about 195,, in a matter of 1 mile it would return to 180 and the
> cycle would repeat over and over.....In thinking about this and
> wondering about why this would happen at night in cooler weather
and
> not during the day the common sense of the hole situation (to me at
> least) is this...During the day when the outside temp is warmer the
> temp. controlled fan runs all the time,consiquently keeping the
temp
> at the 180 thermostat set.. but in the evening when the outside
temp.
> lowers, the fan will automatically shut down and the temp will
> gradually rise to 195 where the fan is designed to kick in and cool
> back to 180,,,,, wallau.. the rise and fall of the temp.
fluxuation..
>
> Now if in fact the washer was installed to illiminate this
> fluxuation I don't know... I only know this, the guy that
overhauled
> the motor said that whoever put that washer in there may have had a
> purpose in mind, but restricting the flow of cool water to the
> drivers side head ( is what it does in that location) is crazy..
>
> I can also tell you that the drivers side exhaust manifold was
> cracked and needed to be replaced.. if this was because that side
ran
> hotter because of the washer,,I don'nt know......
>
> whether that washer should have been installed by Bluebird or
> not ,,again I don't know... hopefully we have some 8v92 gorroozzs
out
> there to jump in on this......LET THE DEBATE BEGIN..... DAN
>
> 92 WLWB 40ft.
> Depere/ Summerfield..... for sale
>

Kerry....... another part of your question I forgot to answer was
about it shutting down.... Within 30 seconds of me spotting the red
check engine light I looked at the gauges and saw the temp gauge all
the way to the max 260 degrees and before I could reach for the key
and pull off in a turn lane to the right ,, it shut itself off or
just quit running and it was at this point I looked in the rear veiw
mirror and saw it steaming,,,, Keep in mind now 12 miles earlier I
had walked around the entire coach and everthing was fine,,, I even
stood between the back of the coach and my tow vehicle and took a
piss so I know there was no smell of antifreeze..... As I,ve said
earlier...things can go to shit in a hurry when going up the
mountains and they can happen FAST... your best defense is watch the
gauges ,,, hwy,gauges,hwy,gauges,hwy gauges........ DAN





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