Excessive oil useage.

[Tom Warner]

Did this take the place of the positive crankcase vent on other cat 3208's?

tom
1982 Fc35
Vernon Center,NY

At 10:15 PM 7/6/2005 +0000, you wrote:
>Yep, we have a breather right off the valve cover for crank case
>ventilation. At least a one inch extention pipe routed to below the
>oil pan.
>
>Bill 88 FC
>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom Warner
>wrote:
> > I am not familiar specifically with the SP36 but there are a
>couple of
> > others on the forum including Fred Keister that are. But I am
>still not
> > aware of any breathing tube on a Cat 3208.
> >
> > tom
> > 1982 Fc35
> > Vernon Center,NY
> >
> > At 07:43 PM 7/6/2005 +0000, you wrote:
> > >'90 sp36
> > >
> > >--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom Warner
>
> > >wrote:
> > > > Bill you need to sign your name and year and model coach etc so
> > >everyone
> > > > knows what we are talking about. On my 1982 there is NO
>breather
> > >tube
> > > > coming from the engine of any kind. But give me the year and
>model
> > >of your
> > > > coach then we can go from there.
> > > >
> > > > tom
> > > > 1982 FC35 SB
> > > > Vernon Center,NY
> > > >
> > > > At 01:55 PM 7/6/2005 +0000, you wrote:
> > > > >Thanks for your time Tom,
> > > > > There are no leaks that I can see. It does blow some blue
> > >smoke
> > > > >when the engine is revved up after starting but only on the
>way up
> > > > >the rpm range. There is a ~ 1" breather? hose below the
>engine
> > >that
> > > > >blows oil vapor when the engine is hot.
> > > > >
> > > > >several seconds In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom
>Warner
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > How about some more information first. Are you leaking oil
> > > > >anyplace, rear
> > > > > > main seal, valve covers, positive crankcase vent on the
>valve
> > > > >covers?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > tom
> > > > > > 1982 FC35
> > > > > > Vernon Center,NY
> > > > > >
> > > > > > At 07:06 PM 7/5/2005 +0000, you wrote:
> > > > > > >Anyone know any reason (other than bad rings) why a Cat
>3208
> > >with
> > > > >87k
> > > > > > >on it would use excessive amounts of oil (4qts in 900
>miles).
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