Bad luck- govplanet 802a

[CallMeColt]

That is a LOT of blowby coming out of the dipstick hole! Or, the video is not streaming well for me.

 

[rickf]

And it looked milky too. Considering the dipstick is right next to the crankshaft that is probably more air from the spinning crank than blowby But the color of the oil is disturbing.

 

[msgjd]

i too am concerned with the blowby (and color) .. perhaps needs a good long hard-loaded run after another oil change .. any sign of wet-stacking? ...

what you could do to help those two cylinders calm down is install an old-time john deere 200-pound flywheel, perhaps on the front of the crankshaft .. The science worked well for them, even on their popping diesels

If you want to see something with way more animation and bounce than your MEP802a , check out a 1-cylinder Lanz diesel tractor .. amazing

 

[Ray70]

I personally don't see anything all that disturbing just yet. I think a lot of it is simply the air pulses from the 2 cylinders being in-line with each other. The only way to tell for sure is to test crankcase pressure ( supposed to be a slight vacuum ) with a monometer and not rely on what what you see when you open the oil cap or pull the dipstick.
It's a good sign that you're up around 80% + load with no smoke, so I'm not overly concerned.
I don't know where you guys got a good look at the oil color. You aren't going to be able to tell by the little droplets spitting out of the dipstick hole.
He needs to run it, then shut it down and take a look at the oil shortly after, to see if it's got any milkshake to it or if it was just aerated from the crank pulsing.

 

[CallMeColt]

I personally don't see anything all that disturbing just yet. I think a lot of it is simply the air pulses from the 2 cylinders being in-line with each other. The only way to tell for sure is to test crankcase pressure ( supposed to be a slight vacuum ) with a monometer and not rely on what what you see when you open the oil cap or pull the dipstick.
It's a good sign that you're up around 80% + load with no smoke, so I'm not overly concerned.
I don't know where you guys got a good look at the oil color. You aren't going to be able to tell by the little droplets spitting out of the dipstick hole.
He needs to run it, then shut it down and take a look at the oil shortly after, to see if it's got any milkshake to it or if it was just aerated from the crank pulsing.

I was watching on the phone, so it just looked bad. Without seeing it in person, who knows. If it can take a full load, it is what it is in the end!

 

[ribs1]

I just thought I would chime in. I have my 802a sitting on a solid piece of some kind or horse mat over brick pavers. It has helped a lot.

 

[Rellierell 803a]

I just thought I would chime in. I have my 802a sitting on a solid piece of some kind or horse mat over brick pavers. It has helped a lot.

Thank you. Got bettwe when i moved the trailer to grass and put the rear support leg down. I have since over the unit off the trailer onto wheels. It's much better.