6V92 Detroit

[jburgessx2]

Pete,

That's great to know. I just wanted to make sure nothing was out of
the ordinary with this Detroit. I do like how it runs and I really
like the turbo. My Beaver had a 250hp 3208 Cat motor installed.
While I really like how the Cat purred (almost literally purred), it
wasn't the slightest bit fast at all. So, I enjoy the extra
horsepower even though I don't intend on abusing the priviledge.

Thanks again.

Jerry
85 PT40
Port Hueneme, CA

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
wrote:
>
> 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@...
>
>
>
>
> 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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