Considering Newmar with Cat Diesel - heat?
I am considering a 2003 Newmar Dutchstar with a Cat Diesel that has become available in my area. This unit has 33,000 miles on it, 2,000 hours on the Onan. This unit belongs to a neighbor friend of m...
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kmb1966 wrote:
Thank you for the responses so far. I asked this person for more details of this overheating claim. It goes like this:
The diesel engine is in the rear, the radiator is in the rear. His theory is that when or if there was ever an OIL LEAK, the oil leak while driving gets on the radiator, clogs the radiator not allowing it to cool. Even after the oil leak is repaired, the radiator remains clogged until it is removed and cleaned. Hmmmm............
That is like saying, "all vehicles get flat tires in the Texas heat." Then when asked to explain, he says, "Tires wear out and eventually wear to the point a hole develops and the tire goes flat."
Your co-worker is an idiot. Not doing a yearly maintenance item can eventually cause overheating as the radiator gradually looses its cooling efficiency. Cleaning the radiator yearly avoids the issue.
