6V92 Detroit

[Pete Masterson]

Jerry,

From what I've heard about the 2-cycle DD engines (such as the 6v or 8v92) is that they use a bit of oil and the dribble. 1 qt after 1800 miles is not at all excessive. The 5" circle sounds quite normal -- I've seen some busses (with the DD engines) that quite literally dribbled trails of oil during warm up -- but were considered "normal" (though, perhaps somewhat worn).

The primary killer of heavy duty diesel engines is overheating. Otherwise, they tend to be fairly reliable.

Pete Masterson

'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 (For Sale)

<http://www.aeonix.biz/BBforsale.html>

El Sobrante CA

"aeonix1@mac.com"

On Feb 16, 2009, at 9:59 AM, jburgessx2 wrote:

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

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