Sluggish 8V92

[Don Bradner]

Yes, I have the HT755. They started using it in 89 or 90.

On 11/9/2012 at 3:28 PM Ernie Ekberg wrote:

>Don, you have 5 speed? I have 4 speeds- and at 1500 rpm, I'm doing 55.
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>Ernie Ekberg
>88 PT40 Wanderlodge
>Weatherford, Texas
>817-475-3991
>http://www.ernieekbergflooring.net/
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> From: Don Bradner
>To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Friday, November 9, 2012 2:17 PM
>Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Sluggish 8V92
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>The HT755 is a 5-speed, but has 6 apparent/effective gears in terms of rpm
>changing. When flooring mine from a stop, the gear shifts occur
>approximately at:
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>0mph 1st gear
>18mph 2nd gear unlocked
>27mph 2nd gear locked
>36mph 3rd gear
>45mph 4th gear
>60mph 5th gear
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>Upshifts occur at 2100rpm and drop to 1670rpm
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>Don Bradner
>90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
>My location: http://www.bbirdmaps.com/user2.cfm?user=1
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>On 11/8/2012 at 9:31 PM Julian Cane wrote:
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>>How about starting at zero mph and go slowly to 50 mph counting how times
>>it shifts, and watch the tach for small drops in RPM's
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>> From: Jerry
>>To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>>Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2012 9:14 PM
>>Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Sluggish 8V92
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>>Scott,
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>>That is interesting that you mention the transmission....it is something I
>>have suspicioned because that is how it seems when starting from a stop.
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>>Is there any way to verify this?  Would pushing "1" guarantee that it is
>>indeed in first gear?  This has the allison 5 speed, not sure on the
>>model, I think its something like a 745 or 755.
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>>Paul,
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>>We have an appointment to have it checked out Monday.  Finally found a
>>tech in this area willing to work/check a 8V92.
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>>I will let you all know what they find.
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>>Thanks, Jerry
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>>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jerry" wrote:
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>>> I have a "1991 Bluebird Wanderlodge WB40" with a silver "8V92".
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>>> Lately it has become painfully slow at accelerating from a dead stop.
>>It is getting to the point of being unsafe to attempt to merge into
>>traffic.
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>>> Once you get it rolling down the highway, it isn't so bad...I have no
>>problems maintaining 70mph.
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>>> Turbo boost will show a bit over 20 for a max, but when accelerating
>>from a stop, boost is less then 10, and the rpm's just don't want to rev
>>up.
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>>> When it is first started, when cold, it does not sound as smooth as I
>>thought it used to.....almost like it has a slight mis.  Seems to smooth
>>out once it is warm.
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>>> Bought it used with 160,000 miles, it now has a bit over 200,000 miles.
>>The fuel and air filters have been recently serviced, but I have no
>>knowledge of any past maintenance history.....so I don't know if there are
>>other issues that need to be looked at....ie: valve settings, fuel
>>injectors, etc.
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>>> Has anyone else had this issue, or have any ideas at what I may need to
>>check to help resolve this problem?
>>>
>>> Thanks, Jerry
>>>
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