Recent content by lrpierce

Well, been a while but I bought a good flashlight and took another look: What appears to be happening is the engine "jumps" a little when idling, like most do, and because of the extra length of the extension this movement is amplified at the fan pulley. It causes the fan tensioner to bounce...

Well, I am parked in the back row, and the engine is in the back, so I might just take it apart down to the HB and see how true all of those parts are. I don't think anybody could tell what I was doing under there LOL. How hard is it to get this balancer off and a new one on. Can it be done...

Still haven't had a chance to tear into it, but here is a video of it running. I think the phone camera is stabilizing the image some, because it seems worse than this live. I know there are rubber components of the balancer and the pulley, but this piece that drives the fan belt seems to be...

I will, but I don't think there is a fan clutch. It looks like it is solid mounted and is a flex fan. I'll try to get over to the storage yard and check it out for sure. I could be way off base, it's happened before :) More pics to come and maybe a video.

This is all mounted in the rear of the motor home with the front of the engine facing towards the back end of the coach. (A poor mans diesel pusher), When you open the back "hood" you are looking at a rather massive radiator. Engine is accessed either underneath, or inside through a large door...

This picture is taken lying under the engine looking up at the bottom of the harmonic balancer. You'll notice there is an extension off of the pulley that provides the pulley mount for the fan. When the engine is running, there is a slight up and down, maybe even a wobbling movement of the...

Haven't been able to spend much time at the storage place to check it out some more. The fan is driven by a hydraulic motor which may be powered by the power steering pump. Don't know for sure, yet. There is a separate reservoir for the hydraulic fluid, according to the manual. Going to take a...

Thanks again, all. I am feeling better about my purchase all the time. For future reference, what is the name usually used to reference this particular engine? BTW, my birthday's tomorrow. Hope I get a new Turbo! :playful:

This engine has around 78,000 miles on it, and this makes me hesitate on HP mods putting too much strain on these old engine components. My main concern right now is to make sure it is behaving as designed and then tweak it. Thanks guys, much appreciated. Les

When it shifted into "passing" gear, RPM would go slightly above 3000 and top out. Once it was on the decline it shifted back to around 2200, if I remember right, which was around 55 or 60 mph. It only has the factory temperature gauge and it stayed about center of the gauge. Always in the green...

Thanks, WarWagon. I'll check into a new turbo and the exhaust upgrade. Pardon my ignorance, but 1/4 to 1/2 inch turn on which pump. I'll keep cruising the net and learning what I can. Just watched a video from LeroyDiesel.com demonstrating the bolt for taping into the turbo inlet. I'll learn :)

Thanks all. I called the dealer and found the manuals, so that was good. I am going to post some pictures of the engine from the bottom up as well as down through the access door. Is there an easy way to check the turbo? Where would I hook up a gauge. Anyway, thanks everyone. Just wanted to add...

Thanks, I have been reading that first post. That and many others before I bought the thing. Almost scared me off, but not quite. Where can I find a quick primer on posting pics?

Hello, Just recently purchased a 1994 Flair motorhome, 32hd, with a 6.5 diesel engine. I will probably regret it, but I like it, and so does my wife. I'm an old VW bus guy and this thing is like a 32 foot VW bus. I think the Oshkosh chassis sticker shows the chassis to be a 1993, although the...