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Looks like you need to unload some of that in my trailer. Bring your weight down for the trip home.Yep. Full of goodies. Anybody want their shop to look like a hardware store?
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Looks like you need to unload some of that in my trailer. Bring your weight down for the trip home.Yep. Full of goodies. Anybody want their shop to look like a hardware store?
Enjoy... He opened it up but I neglected to take any interior shots...post some pics
I misunderstood, yes, that is where I got it. I'd use Delo 400, or Rotella T if I had a choice but Detroit two strokes don't live so long with higher ash oils.Yeah - at least 10 or 15 would be nice! You going to Covich? That's what I've been running in the duece - get it for free from the Highway boats... They use it for the little Kitty motors... 3508, 379 gensets...
Matt
Enjoy... He opened it up but I neglected to take any interior shots...
Oil dilution is the result of inefficient combustion of the fuel in the chamber/cylinder. The fuel then makes its way past the rings into the pan, mixing with the oil.I gotta do some checks as well, including an oil change. I normally operate the crane at idle and that dilutes the oil with Diesel. Luckily it's only 8-9 gallons of oil, unlike the Cummins I drove years ago that held 15.
I didn't say it wouldn't drive, I said the opposite. They will drive with up to 3 wheel stations blown off! It has a failed: gearbox (bevel box) inside the hull. a bad tracta joint or a wiped out planatary gear set in the hub (least likely). The only other possibility is someone fixed one of the above and put it back together WRONG! I know what I'm talking about with these vehicles, I have 8 related to them. 5 Stalwarts, Fox, Ferret and Dingo.So go back, get the interior shots. Oh and a video of it moving, to show Stalwart it drives just fine!
Then bring it home for us to play with on Saturday!
Yes thanks, I know what causes it, I have a engine latch that sets the engine at 1800 RPM but I don't like it because of the noise. I like Dello 400, and Rotella T but NOT in a 2 stroke Detroit, the ash would build up on the valves and piston port and cause grossly excessive wear. Also DD, recomends straight weight oils (30-40-50 depending on temperature) for all their older two strokes as they have superior shear strength to multi-viscosity oils. You put in what you want, I have to pay for this and all the research I can find is that DD, seems to know best what their engines like and what will cause premature failure.Oil dilution is the result of inefficient combustion of the fuel in the chamber/cylinder. The fuel then makes its way past the rings into the pan, mixing with the oil.
All heavy engine manufacturers recommend that when extended idling's required, the engine be set at 1000 rpm to insure proper fuel ignition and reduce dilution.
After over 3 million miles behind the wheel with all the engine makes, I've found Rotella, Delo 400, and Valvoline in 15w40 formulas the best for engine health.
Also, keeping air filters clean, and changing fuel filters changed regularly greatly enhance an engines longevity.
I didn't say it wouldn't drive, I said the opposite. They will drive with up to 3 wheel stations blown off! It has a failed: gearbox (bevel box) inside the hull. a bad tracta joint or a wiped out planatary gear set in the hub (least likely). The only other possibility is someone fixed one of the above and put it back together WRONG! I know what I'm talking about with these vehicles, I have 8 related to them. 5 Stalwarts, Fox, Ferret and Dingo.
BTW, Hi Dave!!!
[media]http://homepage.mac.com/stalwart/Stuff/StalwartSplash-0.mov[/media] <== same basic drivetrain.
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