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1981 Newell information needed
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First off, to determine the current condition of your 6V92 I would draw oil, transmission fluid, and radiator coolant and have them tested. This will give you a baseline for the current condition of your engine, transmission, and radiator....that is where the big money is. Do the same for the generator (oil, coolant). If, after you have reconditioned the diesel, and added fresh diesel, there is little or no smoke at idle, or while underway you probably will not have to have the "rack" adjusted. If there is a lot of smoke you will need to have the "rack run" as they say. Once the testing of current fluids has been done, and there are no major issues I would have all the fluids (oil, tranny and radiator) renewed, plus change all filters, including the air filter. Be sure to use the Detroit Diesel coolant.....get the concentrate and then cut it 50/50 with distilled water. The entire coolant system should take 23 quarts......more, or less. Depending on the age (not mileage) on the tires you may need to have them all replaced. Whether they are sitting on a rack, or on a vehicle, driven, or not, they are pretty much done at 6-7 years.

Have all the running gear checked.....brakes, air bags, steering, drive shaft.....If "nylocks" were used to bolt the drive shaft to the transmission I would change them out....the nylon bushings will deteriorate over decades....if not for Richard Entriken's sharp eyes I would have suffered a catastrophic failure last summer.....all the "nylocks" had backed off to the point where I only had a few miles left before I dropped the drive shaft to the pavement.


Clarke and Elaine Hockwald
1982 Newell Classic, 36', 6V92 TA
2001 VW Beetle Turbo
Cannondale Tandem
Cannondale Bad Boy
Haibike SDURO MTB
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1981 Newell information needed - by HopSing - 08-27-2014, 10:34 AM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by Ozarkguy - 08-27-2014, 11:16 AM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by Fulltiming - 08-27-2014, 11:40 AM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by Ozarkguy - 08-27-2014, 11:49 AM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by Fulltiming - 08-27-2014, 11:57 AM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by 77newell - 08-27-2014, 12:41 PM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by Rjbjfire - 08-28-2014, 08:31 AM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by HoosierDaddy - 08-28-2014, 03:39 PM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by Chester Stone - 08-28-2014, 05:12 PM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by Ozarkguy - 08-28-2014, 07:58 PM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by whatsnewell - 08-29-2014, 08:09 AM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by Mxfarm - 08-29-2014, 08:57 AM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by Richard - 08-29-2014, 10:51 AM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by prairieschooner - 08-29-2014, 03:58 PM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by HoosierDaddy - 08-29-2014, 04:58 PM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by Ozarkguy - 08-29-2014, 05:35 PM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by prairieschooner - 08-29-2014, 06:22 PM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by Helms - 09-14-2014, 04:11 PM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by whatsnewell - 09-14-2014, 05:04 PM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by Richard - 09-15-2014, 05:12 AM
RE: 1981 Newell information needed - by whatsnewell - 09-15-2014, 08:39 AM

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