My machine runs great but I will have periods where the engine spits oil out the breather tube coming off valve cover. It runs good but I watch the oil. Some days it doesn't do it. Took it to a local Kubota dealer and they found nothing wrong. Of course it did not blow oil while they had it. In a good day of welding i can lose up to a quart.
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Originally posted by ttommy55 View PostMy machine runs great but I will have periods where the engine spits oil out the breather tube coming off valve cover. It runs good but I watch the oil. Some days it doesn't do it. Took it to a local Kubota dealer and they found nothing wrong. Of course it did not blow oil while they had it. In a good day of welding i can lose up to a quart.
Wrong oil or diluted oil from unburned fuel or leaky injector
Worn rings
Plugged breather baffle
Excessive engine angle
Blown head gasket/cracked head
First I would change the oil with the correct grade, it's summer time so 15w40, or 10w30. Be sure your using diesel grade oil, also be sure to use the correct filter. Now if blow by persists, gather some 3/16 7018 rods and run the machine at the dealer, have the dealer install a blow by gauge, this is the true way to measure blow by, if it is excessive then have them do a leak down test on the engine cylinder by cylinder.
KevinLincoln ranger 305g x2
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Unlikely to be a blown head gasket, maybe remove your rad cap and look for a lot of bubbles, that will tell you right away. Leaky injector , rings maybe, but the engine would run erratic. That's an easy fix with the likes of a cetane booster cleaner like hot shots. Dirty breather baffle, possible. I'm willing to bet though that you have the wrong oil and definitely wrong oil filter as the blow by isn't constant.
Kindly report back if you have it figured out, as you know I like to be right in all things welder...
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Originally posted by cruizer View PostUnlikely to be a blown head gasket, maybe remove your rad cap and look for a lot of bubbles, that will tell you right away. Leaky injector , rings maybe, but the engine would run erratic. That's an easy fix with the likes of a cetane booster cleaner like hot shots. Dirty breather baffle, possible. I'm willing to bet though that you have the wrong oil and definitely wrong oil filter as the blow by isn't constant.
Kindly report back if you have it figured out, as you know I like to be right in all things welder...
KevinLincoln ranger 305g x2
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Miller spectrum 625
Miller 30a spoolgun
Wc115a
Lincoln 210mp
F550 imt service truck
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Well this sucker runs at 3600 rpm, so if the head gasket is blown, garrenteed that the coolant passages are blown as well. Besides he says it doesn't happen all the time. That tells me that it's not a head gasket anyways.
We'll see if he gets back to us
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Originally posted by cruizer View PostWell this sucker runs at 3600 rpm, so if the head gasket is blown, garrenteed that the coolant passages are blown as well. Besides he says it doesn't happen all the time. That tells me that it's not a head gasket anyways.
We'll see if he gets back to us
KevinLincoln ranger 305g x2
Ln25
Miller spectrum 625
Miller 30a spoolgun
Wc115a
Lincoln 210mp
F550 imt service truck
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Originally posted by cruizer View PostYep, 2 techs different ideas. Never the less, 2 hrs to do a head gasket r/r and that's slow. So not a big deal one way or the other.
Im not working any more so just providing tech and consumer t-shooting here, Facebook, and over the phone.
KevinLincoln ranger 305g x2
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Miller spectrum 625
Miller 30a spoolgun
Wc115a
Lincoln 210mp
F550 imt service truck
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Well, the evils of electronic soldering without good ventilation and smoking over the last 20 years certainly put my health at risk, even if I gave up the tobacco a year ago.
Over the last couple years I've spent too much time at the hospital, even was ambulanced in last Monday, on a near death, no breathing problem. So troubleshooting seems to be much safer.
Problem is that the years of pulling in $600g have come and gone as well.Last edited by cruizer; 05-07-2015, 10:20 PM.
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