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For my education about engine looks
I am Looking at different engines. This engine looks clean but there looks as though there is somekind of leak and baked on stain coming out of the 3 pentagon discs (I do not know what those discs are). My question is: Is this a sign of over heating? If not what is it? Is it normal? Thanks for looking.
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That’s normal.. This must be something other than a motorhome, lack of 50DN.
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Thanks Tom
It is in a 2000 Vision Prevost bus. Thanks Tom for pointing out that it has no 50dn. I have just been told that Visions have two altinators and there is no need for the 50dn.
Ron
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Thats an interesting set up. Where is the water pump on that engine? Mine has alot more pulleys than that!
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Hmmm.. 8 house batteries and Trace 4000 inverters and no 50DN, I don’t get it. Yes there’s 2 alternators, one for chassis and one for the house, but I didn’t realize there was a 270 or 300 amp alternator the size pictured. There’s 3 roof airs and oddly, the AC panel labels the two legs Converter not Inverter. Website
Ben?
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Ditto. I will guarantee that with the small alternators if that coach does not have OTR and you try to run house A/Cs while going down the highway you will be maxing out the house alternator and might not even be able to maintain a charge on the house batteries if you have other loads.
As to engine appearance…….it looks pretty clean, but a dirty engine is no indication it was not properly maintained, just that keeping it free of dust and dirty oil stains was not a high priority. The indication of maintenance is the records. If there are no records as far as I am concerned it was not maintained.
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Thanks for the help guys. It is alway appreciated
Ron
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I see that has heated floors, which is nice!
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