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Re: T&T: Perkins Diesel mechanic needed

From: Mervyn Carr (no email)
Date: Wed Aug 01 2007 - 09:41:23 EDT

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    Thanks for the suggestions, consensus does seem to be a leak in the turbo,
    which will be getting duly pulled out and rebuilt (an inspection does reveal
    oil on the intake side of the turbo - not a good thing apparently)
    There was another very good suggestion which said there may be an internal
    leak in the oil cooler. Cept I don't have an oil cooler, otherwise that
    would have been a good contender as well.
    I will have to check those engine mounts (really hope it is something as
    simple as that)

    Thanks again

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    From:
    [mailto:]On Behalf Of
    Jay Leonard
    Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 7:49 AM
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    Subject: Re: T&T: Perkins Diesel mechanic needed

    You said not an "exessive"" amount of oil in the
    bilge.
    One place the Perkins 6.354 is nototrious for is
    leaking oil out of the starboard forward engine mount
    studs. There are 3 of them and they go into the oil
    gallery. Remove the studs one at a time, clean, goop
    up with your favorite RTV and re-install. The job
    takes 20 minutes and since you remove one at a time
    there is no change in alignment. I have done this job
    on mine and on a few others.
    You could also be losing oil thru your turbocharger.
    There is a seal inside that looks like a piston ring
    that can let oil from the feed line go into the motor.
    It will get burned and you probably won't be able to
    tell by the exhaust smoke. Rebuilding a Perkins turbo
    (Holset model 3LD) is easy. The "kit" is about $90
    (available at any turbo shop)and the job is straight
    forward if you are a quasi skilled mechanic.
    I hope this helps. Best of luck.
    Jay Leonard

    Message: 13
    Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:45:41 -0700
    From: "Brent Hodges" <>
    Subject: Re: T&T: Perkins Diesel mechanic needed
    To: "Mervyn Carr" <>
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    On 7/30/07, Mervyn Carr wrote:
    >
    > 1979 Perkins T6.354. She is using excesssive amounts
    of oil
    > (about 1 litre per hour) and (I suspect) an oil leak
    somewehere as
     well.
    > doesn't seem to be smoking much (except at low
    speed)
    > and there is not excessive amounts of oil in the
    bilge either, so
     it
     is a
    > bit of a mystery to me as to where the oil may be going.(endsnip

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