Engine overheating
Hey all- We have a 2005 Holiday Rambler with a Cummins ISC 330. On our way to Flagstaff AZ, at 7,000 feet, we began to experience some overheating. The water temp gauge spent quite awhile in the re...
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wolfe10 wrote:FIRE UP wrote:
I don't know about Cummins but the CAT engines have a blowby tube that unless is extended, it can cause oil mist to be transferred to those fins and the, the fan, like a giant vacuum cleaner, sucks up every particle of dust and debris from the road surface and deposits all of it on those oil/mist coated fins and what do you have, pretty soon a solid surface and no FINS!!
ALL diesel engines of that vintage had blowby routed to atmosphere (open vents-- usually around 1"ID).
It is only more recent EPA mandates that have closed crankcase breather systems.
Brett,
Yes Sir, I was pretty sure that all the bigger diesels all had blowby but, I was, and still am, unschooled on just how Cummins routes their blow by. I was only familiar with the CAT C-7 of my vintage.
Scott
