Mileage pulling the heavy..and other issues.
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Mileage pulling the heavy..and other issues.
All,
it has been a few years since I lurked around here. I used to own a 93 4x4 dually. Im back with a new rig and i need some guidance from those "who have been there"
I am the owner and builder of 1993 Thomas Allstar bus...converted to 1993 tailgater/motorhome/man cave/dog house. Ity weighs 22710 lbs. It has a 5.9 Cummins with about 140000 miles on it.
Problems/issues.
Rear main oil leak(coming from fly wheel cover drain AT565 trans)
Possibly front seal as well but could be anywhere. I cant see where its from. Are there any problem spots on the front of the motor that may be the culprit?
There is a bit of smoke on start up but nothing significant(greyish blue)
I am not sure if the turbo is working because I cannot hear it. Any way to verify this?
I believe it is governed in some way via linkage. I have not looked at that yet. Perhaps someone here is more familiar with that sort of thing. It cruises about 60-65 with the pedal pegged. The rpms are unknown because the guage doesnt work, nor do the dash lights. Im going to search for ground fault when I get a chance.
The gas mileage is a whopping 7.5mpg! I sure would like to improve this. Perhaps its related to the turbo????
Any help here would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
S
it has been a few years since I lurked around here. I used to own a 93 4x4 dually. Im back with a new rig and i need some guidance from those "who have been there"
I am the owner and builder of 1993 Thomas Allstar bus...converted to 1993 tailgater/motorhome/man cave/dog house. Ity weighs 22710 lbs. It has a 5.9 Cummins with about 140000 miles on it.
Problems/issues.
Rear main oil leak(coming from fly wheel cover drain AT565 trans)
Possibly front seal as well but could be anywhere. I cant see where its from. Are there any problem spots on the front of the motor that may be the culprit?
There is a bit of smoke on start up but nothing significant(greyish blue)
I am not sure if the turbo is working because I cannot hear it. Any way to verify this?
I believe it is governed in some way via linkage. I have not looked at that yet. Perhaps someone here is more familiar with that sort of thing. It cruises about 60-65 with the pedal pegged. The rpms are unknown because the guage doesnt work, nor do the dash lights. Im going to search for ground fault when I get a chance.
The gas mileage is a whopping 7.5mpg! I sure would like to improve this. Perhaps its related to the turbo????
Any help here would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
S
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