6V92 Detroit

[jburgessx2]

Pete,

No oil-related crashes behind me yet - must mean I'm good to go.

I noticed the motor discharged about a 5" circle of oil after I
parked it after an 1800 mile run (1800 miles in 36 hours). I checked
the oil level and only added about 1 quart (or so) after 1800 miles.
I'm guessing that's not too bad for oil consumption. I think this
motor had an in-frame rebuild about 56k miles ago. So, wanted to
make sure it wasn't doing something out of the ordinary. I can't
imagine the engine going bad already unless it was abused by the PO.

Thanks.

Jerry
85 PT40
Port Hueneme, CA

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
wrote:
>
> Those are commonly called "the slobber tubes" and, yes, they
normally
> discharge oil-looking stuff (which is primarily oil).
>
> If the cars following behind you on the highway are sliding off
into a
> ditch, that's too much.
>
> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 (For Sale)
> <http://www.aeonix.biz/BBforsale.html>
> El Sobrante CA
> aeonix1@...
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 16, 2009, at 8:14 AM, jburgessx2 wrote:
>
> > I'm new to these Detroit engines. I noticed the 6v92 has two
hoses
> > that hang from the bottom and occasionally discharge what appears
to
> > be
> > some oil. Are these supposed to do that? If so, how much is
too
> > much?
> >
> > Jerry
> > 85 PT40
> > Port Hueneme, CA
>