Ross,
After driving truck for many, many years, I learned the value of motel rooms whenever I broke down or got laid over in a place without a truckstop. I also learned that I would much rather sleep in my own bed anytime than sleep in the concrete box motels that are so common around the country.
Now we live in a bus and if we decide to go, all we have to do is clean up our site, stow some stuff and go!
Dallas, how do you keep your engine in running condition since you say you haven't moved it in two years?
All my research on BNO and so on says that not running a Detroit is the worst thing you can do to it. What I read says that fuel will get into the oil when it sits a long time. I suppose if you change the oil before running it, you'll be okay.
Brian Elfert
Brian,
I'm not sure what to say, other than I've been lucky maybe?
I run the engine every so often and drive up to town and back , (about 5 miles each way), I'm always messing with the engine, one way or another to try and see what I can and can't do with it. I change the oil and filters every year, (September) whether I've been anywhere or not.
One thing I've thought about is adding a Genny head to the engine off of one of the acc. drives and using that for operating my welder, compressor, House power for a while, etc. It may not put a big load on the engine, but it will allow it to be worked at around 1800rpm for quite long periods of time.
Another thing you really need to remember is that these old two strokers were built to be tough. I bought a 2-71 water pump a while back that had been sitting for over 40 years. I pulled the injectors, shot some oil down the holes and made sure all the injectors were functional. After replacing the filters and oil and rerouting the fuel to a 5 gallon jug, the old girl fired right up.
I have found that on some of the old engines, injectors seem to sieze up if they get started without prelubing... I can't prove it, but that is my take on it. I always pull injectors on a engine I don't know about and soak in a mixture of ATF, 40WT and diesel for a few days. Once I get ready to reinstall, I'll squirt them with 40wt before I do.
Again, Like I said, I don't treat my engine right, but I am always playing with it.
Your mileage may vary, do not try this at home, closed course by a proffesional driver, only a very few may win, and too many others to mention!
Dallas