90WLSP36 Smoke and heat

[mrdonut12]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "williamcharrison"
wrote:
>
The results of that experiment would lead me to believe the smoke
isn't oil smoke at all, just an extremely inefficient diesel engine.
The smoke most likely has a very strong diesel smell to it. Oil smoke
would smell more like burning oil (duh). ;o)
My results are the same--cold engine, lots of smoke, warm engine,
very little smoke on startup.
Happy I could help.

George Witt
81 FC 35
Lincoln, Nebraska


> Thanks George,
> I tried an experiment, I kept the bird in our heated warehouse
> over the weekend and when I started it this morning there was little
> or no oil smoke. By the way, how do you turn on the engine
> preheat?
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mrdonut12"
> <mrdonut12@y...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Chuck,
> > Although the smoke is getting worse, the weather is also
> getting
> > colder. It may just be cold weather that's causing the smoke.
> > Last winter, mine smoked so bad when started on a very cold
> day
> > that it appeared someone should call the Fire Dept. ;o)
> > I found my engine heater had quit working. I went to NAPA and
> > bought a 2,000 watt engine heater.
> > If I pre-heat the engine, it barely smokes at all, but if the
> > engine is bone-cold when I start it, it can produce significant
> smoke.
> > The 3208 has no glow plugs, so it's extremely inefficient on a
> > cold start and that's where the smoke comes from.
> > Pre-heat your engine before starting and if that reduces the
> > smoke significantly, it may not even be broken, just a 3208.
> > Regarding the engine temp, you need to go to a Cat dealer and
> get
> > the "thermostat kit" so you have good quality thermostats (it uses
> 2).
> > Running the engine below operating temp isn't good for the
> engine.
> > If fact, I believe in changing thermostats about every 3 years as a
> > maintenance item. A bad thermostat can have a significant impact
> on
> > an engine and I don't like risk. Better safe than sorry.
> >
> > George Witt
> > 81 FC 35
> > Lincoln, Nebraska
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "williamcharrison"
> > 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?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Chuck Harrison
> > > Akron, Ohio
> > > 90 WL SP36
> > >
> >
>