Jacobs Engine Brake

[Jon Wehrenberg]

With the price of diesel last year all the 8V92 guys invested in the Whole Bus Engine Pan. This device goes under the 8V92 engine, and since it is a pan, the oil is directed to a sump. An automatic pump then transfers the drippings to the fuel tank.

Since the 8V92 burns equal quantities of oil relative to what drips this device actually doubles the oil consumed by combustion, keeps the ground beneath the bus clean and dry, and saves money on fuel. Kind of like having your own oil well.

Leave the Kotex at home. However you may wish to consider bringing the
Tampax to use as a packing material to try to stem the flow (of oil).

[truk4u]

C'mon you 8V boys, don't let them get away with this trashing of our double breasted Yamaha's! Bring out your pads at OKC you weenies, you won't see barely a dribble from the green machine.

Brian - I'm really sorry for your mishap! If I would have known the Royale had a boo boo, I wouldn't have posted the green machine picture in the new 2000 X 2000 format. E-mail me with the details, you don't want to do it here, the Turd Boys will give you some kind of lame award at OKC. Sure hope it's back in action for the rally.

[Jerry Winchester]

We can have one of these stationed between the 8Vs in case of an oil fire. Notice the full lenth drip pan almost as Jon described.

[rfoster]

Brian E. : Me, Bill and Hillary feel your pain. Not really - the don't give a mole crap about you or me.

I know it will hurt but tell us more. You must get that jewell fixed up and make the show in OKC.

I have a can of "fix a dent" if that will help.

[BrianE]

For the last couple of months the bus has been getting an interior upgrade by the same folks that did Tom's bus. During a shuffle to get another customers bus out of the building, our bus was moved and a wide tailswing bumped the right rear against an old GMC 4103. Cast iron won over stainless. I drove the 100 miles from home to Eugene today to see how bad it is. Was relieved to see it was only a bad scrape above the battery door, a bent tail light stack and a ding in the lower rub rail.

The shop owner (a very good guy), was suitably embarrassed about the whole thing. The new parts were being installed as I watched and Mike Wilson, Tom's wizard painter, is scheduled to do his magic on Friday.

Am getting a little worried about the completion date. It was originally promised next week but that has slid to the end of the month. Paradise Coach Interiors has delivered as promised for me in the past so I'm sure they'll do their level best to git er done. The furniture and trim is in my bus barn so I'll need to put the rig back together again and clean up the mess before we can think of leaving for OKC.

Tom: Will need to be their to attract any attention from the Taco Twins. I could handle it.

Roger: Hillary is way too busy apologizing to the world for American aggression to take notice of an old Pogger.

[tdelorme]

We can have one of these stationed between the 8Vs in case of an oil fire. Notice the full lenth drip pan almost as Jon described.

JDUB, you and A-1 both can just kiss my grits. My 8V is dry as a bone and it will be that way in OKC. Go ahead and plant that fire rig next to my bus if you want to, but if you do, I'm gonna steal most every piece off that engine during the week.
That ole red 8V does look nice I will admit.

[Jerry Winchester]

Mel,

I know the only way an 8V92 doesn't leak oil is if you store it dry and I doubt even that would work. The reason your coach doesn't leak oil is that you have to drive it to somehow get the oil stirred up, so when the old hanger queen gets out on the road headed to OKC, we'll have a drip test in your honor.

[GDeen]

Used to marvel at the abuse the 8V's would take in a 400 series workover rig.

warm weather / start / full throttle to warm up.

cool weather / start / full throttle to warm up

cold weather / ether in the air cleaner / start / full throttle to warm up

In all cases, hours on end of full throttle to idle every 20 seconds or so. Pretty tough motor.

[MangoMike]

BrianE,

You're only a nominee if you're at the wheel, as the Wide Turn Award is for self inflicted wounds only.

Sleep well.

mm

[Jon Wehrenberg]

In the interest of full disclosure my 8V92 was dry as a bone, but judging by the reaction I do believe we have found an open wound we can dig at a little more.

Actually an 8V92 is probably just as easy to keep dry as the Series 60 but I sense a lot of mechanics just don't have pride in their work.