90WLSP36 Smoke and heat

[Tom Warner]

Considering that a remaned cat turbo is less then $700 does that mean
that there was over $3300 in labor to remove and replace it?

tom warner
1982 FC35
Vernon Center,NY

At 11:39 AM 11/18/2005, you wrote:
>Just recently my bird began to blow blue oil smoke when it was cold.
>This symptom has gradually gotten worse over the last 3 months.
>After warmup the smoke disappeared (after 10 min or so). I took it
>to the local Cat dealer who discovered that the turbo was shot.
>He replaced the turbo ($4000.00 +) and the oil smoke is worse than
>before, what's more, the engine will not heat to above 160 deg.
>whereas before it ran at 190 deg. The dealer says I have to run it
>hard to clean the engine out but I have to get the engine temp up.
>The oil temp also does not go up over 170 deg. Does this sound like
>symptoms of a stuck thermostat? If so, how hard is it to replace and
>what would cause the excessive oil smoke?
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>Thanks,
>Chuck Harrison
>Akron, Ohio
>90 WL SP36
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