Hint for series 60 owners

[p_a_lazar]

If you have a series 60 with the oil fill FLAP and are getting oil
splatter on the engine or rear of your coach, I have a fix for you.

After 3 years of wiping oil splatter, I finally found a fix for the
total cost of $3.95 (or less).

Go to your nearest swimming pool supplier and ask for a 1 1/4 inch
freeze plug (expansion plug).

This is a expandable rubber stopper/plug that you place in the fill
tube (leave the flap in place) and tighten the wing nut to expand it
and stop the oil from escaping.

Apparently the newer 60 series has a similar setup from DD, but I was
too cheap to buy the parts to retrofit my 60 series.

Paul
97wb43

[Gregory OConnor]

Paul, is there a PCV valve some place?The splatter from the tube is
probably greater in a cold engine. I wonder if the plug will cause
the cold Crankcase pressure to lift the tube at the block ( if it is
setup that way) or put pressure somplace else. Like you describe My
8V92 has the plug and splatter there would be a pain.

GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "p_a_lazar"
wrote:
>
> If you have a series 60 with the oil fill FLAP and are getting oil
> splatter on the engine or rear of your coach, I have a fix for you.
>
> After 3 years of wiping oil splatter, I finally found a fix for the
> total cost of $3.95 (or less).
>
> Go to your nearest swimming pool supplier and ask for a 1 1/4 inch
> freeze plug (expansion plug).
>
> This is a expandable rubber stopper/plug that you place in the fill
> tube (leave the flap in place) and tighten the wing nut to expand it
> and stop the oil from escaping.
>
> Apparently the newer 60 series has a similar setup from DD, but I
was
> too cheap to buy the parts to retrofit my 60 series.
>
> Paul
> 97wb43
>

[p_a_lazar]

Greg,

There isn't a PCV valve and the slobber tube is the breather and
should work better now with the plug.

I just returned from an 800 mile trip at speeds to 75MPH without any
problem with the plug and no oil escaped.

As I said in my original post, DD has changed to a plug for the exact
same reason.

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor"
wrote:
>
> Paul, is there a PCV valve some place?The splatter from the tube is
> probably greater in a cold engine. I wonder if the plug will cause
> the cold Crankcase pressure to lift the tube at the block ( if it is
> setup that way) or put pressure somplace else. Like you describe My
> 8V92 has the plug and splatter there would be a pain.

[Gregory OConnor]

Paul, I wish DD used a servicable PCV in place of slobber tubes. I
wonder if the pool plug could use a spot of JB weld at the top of the
thread to keep the center of the plug from falling into the engine.
Thanks for the tip. Some day I may join the over 40 crowd.

Tommy2Shoes, is it called '41 and Better' or '40 and over' ??

GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomoland

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "p_a_lazar"
wrote:
>
> Greg,
>
> There isn't a PCV valve and the slobber tube is the breather and
> should work better now with the plug.
>
> I just returned from an 800 mile trip at speeds to 75MPH without any
> problem with the plug and no oil escaped.
>
> As I said in my original post, DD has changed to a plug for the
exact
> same reason.
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor"
> wrote:
> >
> > Paul, is there a PCV valve some place?The splatter from the tube
is
> > probably greater in a cold engine. I wonder if the plug will
cause
> > the cold Crankcase pressure to lift the tube at the block ( if it
is
> > setup that way) or put pressure somplace else. Like you describe
My
> > 8V92 has the plug and splatter there would be a pain.
>

[Tom McCarthy]

It's got to be 41 and better.

T2S McCarthy
'95 PT42


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor"
wrote:
>
> Paul, I wish DD used a servicable PCV in place of slobber tubes.
I
> wonder if the pool plug could use a spot of JB weld at the top of
the
> thread to keep the center of the plug from falling into the
engine.
> Thanks for the tip. Some day I may join the over 40 crowd.
>
> Tommy2Shoes, is it called '41 and Better' or '40 and over' ??
>
> GregoryO'Connor
> 94ptRomoland
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "p_a_lazar"
> wrote:
> >
> > Greg,
> >
> > There isn't a PCV valve and the slobber tube is the breather and
> > should work better now with the plug.
> >
> > I just returned from an 800 mile trip at speeds to 75MPH without
any
> > problem with the plug and no oil escaped.
> >
> > As I said in my original post, DD has changed to a plug for the
> exact
> > same reason.
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Paul, is there a PCV valve some place?The splatter from the
tube
> is
> > > probably greater in a cold engine. I wonder if the plug will
> cause
> > > the cold Crankcase pressure to lift the tube at the block ( if
it
> is
> > > setup that way) or put pressure somplace else. Like you
describe
> My
> > > 8V92 has the plug and splatter there would be a pain.
> >
>