Slobber Tube Fixed The Right Way!

[bumpersbird]

I got my Racor CCV6000 with the hose kit from Shurst Corp. 4Wright
St. New Bedford Mass. 02740 508-999-3261. It was about $380.00
with shipping more or less. All the other sources I checked wanted a
few hundred more! Shurst sells a lot of Marine products I found them
on e-bay, their selling name is 4land4sea and they have 100% feedback.

I did install it myself, very easy, well not really. The major
problem was where to mount it. It can be mounted directly to the
engine but, you'll never find a place there. It is an indication as
to how tough this filter really is. I built a bracket from 1/4"
aluminum L stock 24"long, got it at Tractor Supply (TSC). I mounted
it on the bottom of the bracket that holds up the air intake pipe on
the forward firewall. Just take off the bolts, use the bottom part of
the clamp as a guide to drill holes on the L stock, make sure that
the flat side of the L is facing you, out to the roadside, put the
clamp back together, the L bracket goes under the bracket that holds
up the air intake pipe, I used a couple of washers tighten up the
bolts and your done. Of course you'll want to mount the filter on the
other end before you bolt her in. It holds the filter parallel to
the engine. It's quit ridged and I expect no problems from it. The
hard part was welding the 1 1/4" nipple that is needed to suck the
crankcase vapors through the filter. Mine is located about 45 degrees
down and 3 inches or so back from the bracket that holds up the
intake pipe, racor sells a sleeve with this nipple on it but it's
really more of a marine application. If you do it the way I did it
make for clean straight shot into the intake pipe. Of course you have
to take off the air filter and the intake pipe to get in there to
work on it. If you like I could send photos, you know each photo is
worth 1000 words, and after rereading this post you'll probably want
them. It really wasn't hard and I'd be glad to walk you thru it. One
problem is the old slobber tube. I can't get it out of the coach.
Next week I'm going to Prevost in Nashville and I'm sure they will
get it out one way or the other, but for now I've some plastic ties
holding her in there.

P.S. Pete I've read a lot of your posts and we do have similar
problems. I have most of mine fixed after 1 year. Too many I think.
I've spent a lot of time $'s but, I love my BIRD! At 750 hours Op
time I wouldn't carry an extra filter. By the way where did you get
radiator and how much was it. BB doesn't have them anymore!

Sincerely,

Kurt Horvath
(Bumpersbird)







--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
wrote:
>
> Bumpersbird,
>
> Please do keep us posted. I, too, had a similar experience -- but
I
> replaced the radiator core with a newer, more efficient design.
> Cooling is much better... but, as you say, the source of the
problem
> remains.
>
> Where did you get the Racor system? Did you install it yourself
and,
> if so, how difficult is the installation?
>
> Thanks -- this may just be the solution I'm looking for. (Of
course,
> it means yet another filter to carry along....<sigh>).
>
> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> El Sobrante CA
> aeonix1@...
>
>
>
> On Aug 1, 2007, at 6:40 PM, bumpersbird wrote:
>
> > After a lot of research & web surfing. I found two alternatives
for
> > the slobber tube on our coaches. When I bought my coach I had
> > overheating problems. 95 WBWL 42' with the Detroit Series 60. The
> > radiator was so packed with oil and dirt it looked as if it had
been
> > stucco'd it was 80% covered, not a good thing! After a wash out it
> > cooled better. But it didn't fix the cause. Oil vapor from the
> > slobber tube.<snip>
>
> > chosen the Racor CCV6000 series. Several switched from the
> > Walker to the Racor that is why I choose the Racor. Not to
mention it
> > was half the price. I paid about $370.00 for the filter and the
> > hoses. <snip>
>
> > Anyway I'll let everyone know how it works
> > out this week going on a 1500 mile drive. If it works as
advertise no
> > more oily film on anything! <snip>
>
>
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