Engine blew white smoke died then generator
Well, everything was running fine with this Cummins ISX15 525hp when we stopped on a grade (3% maybe) for one way traffic. Suddenly the eng idled badly and it blew a bunch of white smoke and died. No ...
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I would go ahead and change the fuel filter on the engine… strap wrench, 10-12” 1/2 drive extension, 1/2” ratchet.
Is the tranny oil leak from the passenger side in the middle of it… not from either end? Monaco used a wet PTO drive for the hydraulic pump that runs the radiator fan and the power steering. The small oil return hose is known to leak or the gasket between the PTO and the tranny… a transmission fix will not help. Oil is cheap and yes, you need to try and find a synthetic transmission fluid… there’s a half dozen different makers besides TranSyind. 4 quarts low didn’t hurt anything and removing the bedroom hatch will let you add fluid (not the one in the closer and it could be dot 3) to the tranny. You can overfill it by 3-4 quarts.
Is the tranny oil leak from the passenger side in the middle of it… not from either end? Monaco used a wet PTO drive for the hydraulic pump that runs the radiator fan and the power steering. The small oil return hose is known to leak or the gasket between the PTO and the tranny… a transmission fix will not help. Oil is cheap and yes, you need to try and find a synthetic transmission fluid… there’s a half dozen different makers besides TranSyind. 4 quarts low didn’t hurt anything and removing the bedroom hatch will let you add fluid (not the one in the closer and it could be dot 3) to the tranny. You can overfill it by 3-4 quarts.
