Fergie's in ICU

[Shawn T. W.]

Happy news: I have put 20 hours on Fergie since her return, and she is "purring like a kitten" (maybe one of @Shawn T. W.'s). Great to have all three cylinders working.

That's GREAT news!

Nothing like a Happy Content Kitty curled up in your lap with its little motor idling along!

I too have never understood the "high idle" terminology ... In semi-trucks our trucks "idle" 600-700 RPM ... We can bump up the "idle" via cruise control while parked to 850-950 RPM for "high idle" ... A little
better oil pressure, and heat build up, redline is about 2500, normal operation is 1100-1500 RPM ... Also bypasses the stupid 5 minute idle restriction that California has forced on the rest of the country ...

I rarely run mine into the yellow zone, but really it's the red zone they frown on, I'm not sure it will even go there, if the governor hasn't been fiddled with ... My understanding is to vary the RPM while in the "break-in" 1st 50 hours ... I don't remember the actual phraseology, but it's in the manual ... I'm not at home now to look.

While I waited until 49 hours for my 1st oil change, I was planning on doing it at 25 hours, just got too busy USING the handy little tractor! I figured any initial "wear" would be done by then, and I wanted to get it out of there ... I tend to change fluids "early"!

 

[dicktill]

Perhaps some not-so-happy-news: Prince Andrew, naughty brother of King Charles, has renounced his royal titles. So now his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson whom Fergie is named after and is my avatar, is no longer the Dutchess of York. Will my Fergie lose her luster now?????

 

[Shawn T. W.]

Nope, still a hard working redhead!

I'd not give up, treat her right and hopefully many happy years ahead ... Give her a wax job if you want "luster"!

Shiny enough for my working little Swiss Army Knife Tractor!

 

[Racer4]

Perhaps some not-so-happy-news: Prince Andrew, naughty brother of King Charles, has renounced his royal titles. So now his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson whom Fergie is named after and is my avatar, is no longer the Dutchess of York. Will my Fergie lose her luster now?????

Your fergie knew this was coming and protested by sending a royal rod through the castle wall!

 

[CliffordK]

Perhaps some not-so-happy-news: Prince Andrew, naughty brother of King Charles, has renounced his royal titles. So now his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson whom Fergie is named after and is my avatar, is no longer the Dutchess of York. Will my Fergie lose her luster now?????

I think "Mr. Andrew Albert Christian Edward" has not actually lost his titles, but has just given up using them.

Apparently Fergie divorced him in 1996. Does she still use the Duchess title? She may not have to change what she is using. Her children most likely will retain their royal titles... if they want.

 

[CliffordK]

Strange diagnosis? When I was at the dealership last week, I asked the mechanic if he had dropped the oil pan after pulling the engine. His reply seemed strange to me: "Didn't have to, the oil pan was full of antifreeze". I had not seen that on the dipstick after the engine blew.

The service order I got today said: "found antifreeze in oil because bad head gasket caused engine to detonate". I'll take that with a grain of salt. I more strongly suggest that the errant connecting rod cracked the water jacket.

I have to agree. If there is antifreeze in the oil, then one should look for the source. The couple of holes in the side of the block (and one shiny crankshaft rod journal) only show part of the picture of the internal damage.

However, I would ask what color the antifreeze was in the pan.

If all the oil in the pan was a white cream, then you've had water getting into the oil for quite some time.

On the other hand, if you have nice translucent yellow (or black) oil plus green antifreeze, that is an indication of a catastrophic event and rapid mixing of oil and coolant.

I have an old Ford Industrial engine to tear down. I'm pretty sure there is something bad that happened internally. After it stopped running, I realized that I had massive blowby and yellow oil... which now I know means the engine already had one foot in the grave, and I hadn't realized it at the time.

 

[RayIN]

I think, in the case of the Veyron, the car needs to be majorly disassembled to get at the engine -- hence the ridiculous cost involved (plus the usual "You want a Bugatti? You gotta pay the price!" markup....).

It's not only the high-dollar autos; remember the Chevy Vega fiasco? They put a V8 in them one year; the engine had to be pulled to change spark plugs.