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FAST FRED (Fast_fred)
Registered Member Username: Fast_fred
Post Number: 68 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 4.235.251.216
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 4:35 pm: | |
Truck engines at 200,000 a year can be worn out but bus campers seldom are ever be worn out, but can easily be killed from improper storage. All engine mfg specify storage procedures , but even for the long winter months , many find it a big chore . Da Book procedure is usually too big to do and too time consuming for most folks. Driving 100 miles a month , is a stop gap that does work, but the periods of no use , that "just happen" are still eating away at the engine . I propose a simple solution , using my favorite OTS (off the shelf) parts . There are a number of kits , factory and after market for using Ether to help a really cold engine that wont start on diesel. I suggest one of these kits fitted to use Fogging Oil , to inject a spray in the intake before/at engine shutdown. The cylinders and valves should all be protected till the next start. Might be a bit of extra smoke on startup , so don't extend the engine life if you live on the Left coast. FF |
joe padberg (Joemc7ab)
Registered Member Username: Joemc7ab
Post Number: 57 Registered: 6-2004 Posted From: 66.38.159.33
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 11:56 pm: | |
Fred Would'nt the fogging oil act as additional fuel and just run the RPM higher ? Have you or anyone else tried it? I have used the same idea when storing a gas engine and pouring oil down the throat of a carburator untill it fully chokes itself. A little more difficult with injected setup. Joe. |
FAST FRED (Fast_fred)
Registered Member Username: Fast_fred
Post Number: 70 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 4.235.207.91
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 5:00 am: | |
Would'nt the fogging oil act as additional fuel and just run the RPM higher ? When squirting it in the intake some sure does get burned , but the quantity is not enough to sustain operation so the engine stops. I have done this by hand on small (100cu in) boat diesels and gensets and it may help oil them. Sure IS an extra bunch of smoke on startup , so some oil must be unburned. FF |
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