Blue Bird Engine Rebuild Question........

[Don Bradner]

Besides the cooling system maintenance that Pete talked about, it has been the
experience of more than one owner to have sudden loss of coolant due to hoses
bursting/breaking. The heat buildup is so quick that it is hard to react in time
to save the engine.

Changing hoses before they get that bad is the only thing you can do to prevent
such happenings. With the 8V92 there is a known problem with the hard-to-replace
hoses that provide coolant to the air compressor. These tend to be come
extremely brittle with age, and then anything striking them will break them
open.

Mine, when replaced as a preventive measure, snapped like dry twigs if you
attempted to flex them - they broke easily during the removal process.

Don Bradner
90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
My location: http://www.bbirdmaps.com/user2.cfm?user=1

On 1/17/2010 at 5:53 PM cmlintx@... wrote:

>I have noticed that several of the 'For Sale' older Blue Birds (1990's)
>are advertised as having their engines rebuilt when the mileage is only
>around 100,000 to 150,000 miles. Is this because the owners did not know
>how to take care of the diesel and they did something wrong? What do I,
>as a want-to-be owner, check to verify that an engine has been cared for
>properly?
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>Thank You,
>Clyde in Festus
>Want-to-be Motorhomer
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