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Title: No power , black smoke at the exhaust
Post by: Zitrone1000 on August 22, 2011, 11:50:00 am
Yahoo Message Number: 73872 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/73872)
A strange thing happened today. Returning from fueling the coach I stooped at a traffic light with my parking lights on. The light changed, stepped on the throttle and there it went, black smoke and no power. This was strange, I turned off the running lights and she took off with normal power. Does any one have an answer to what coursed this.
Dick 96 Intrigue 10203
8.3 Cummins 300 HP.
Title: Re: No power , black smoke at the exhaust
Post by: Lyle on August 22, 2011, 03:10:01 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 73881 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/73881)
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Dick,

Your problem could be an intermittantly stuck butterfly valve in the exhaust brake.
Lyle Wetherholt
04 Intrigue 11740
> A strange thing happened today. Returning from fueling the coach I stooped at a traffic light with my parking lights on. The light changed, stepped on the throttle and there it went, black smoke and no power. This was strange, I turned off the running lights and she took off with normal power. Does any one have an answer to what coursed this.
Dick 96 Intrigue 10203
8.3 Cummins 300 HP.
Title: Re: No power , black smoke at the exhaust
Post by: George Sanders on August 22, 2011, 07:05:23 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 73888 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/73888)
Dick, I had a similar occurrence some years ago with an 8.3 powered coach I owned. I say similar because the running light were not involved. The problem was a stuck closed exhaust brake.
In your case the running lights may have been a coincidence. ALso, there may be a grounding problem that is sending a signal to the brake lights or exhaust brake switch. I suspect that later.

Good luck.

George in Santa Fe
'04 Allure 31038
Title: Re: No power , black smoke at the exhaust
Post by: Jim Hughes on August 22, 2011, 09:03:35 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 73893 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/73893)
Do you have a PAC Brake? If so, has it been lubricated with a high temp lube or PAC Brake lubricant? I suspect that is your problem. The light switch you turned off may have been the PAC Brake switch.

Jim Hughes

2000 Allure #30511
Title: Re: No power , black smoke at the exhaust
Post by: Zitrone1000 on August 23, 2011, 09:23:56 am
Yahoo Message Number: 73898 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/73898)
Quote from: kc4fws"

> Do you have a PAC Brake? If so, has it been lubricated with a high temp lube or PAC Brake lubricant? I suspect that is your problem. The light switch you turned off may have been the PAC Brake switch.

Jim Hughes

2000 Allure #30511

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> A strange thing happened today. Returning from fueling the coach I stooped at a traffic light with my parking lights on. The light changed, stepped on the throttle and there it went, black smoke and no power. This was strange, I turned off the running lights and she took off with normal power. Does any one have an answer to what coursed this.
> Dick 96 Intrigue 10203
> 8.3 Cummins 300 HP.
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O well, never a dull moment. Thank you for the help. I do have a Pack brake, and I had it on approaching the the traffic light, but turned it off when I stopped. The parking lights most have been a co incidents. I did lube the brake whit a Teflon based spray some time ago. The high temp lube you gents mentioned, is it spray or reg lube type? Dick 96 Intrigue 10203.
Title: Re: No power , black smoke at the exhaust
Post by: DEAN_1 on August 23, 2011, 11:46:05 am
Yahoo Message Number: 73907 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/73907)
I just bought some PacBrake lube on Ebay for $9.95 plus $3.00 shipping from Florida.

Dean

95 Magna 5280
Title: Re: No power , black smoke at the exhaust
Post by: Zitrone1000 on August 23, 2011, 01:23:18 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 73908 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/73908)
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> I just bought some PacBrake lube on Ebay for $9.95 plus $3.00 shipping from Florida.

Dean

95 Magna 5280

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> > > A strange thing happened today. Returning from fueling the coach I stooped at a traffic light with my parking lights on. The light changed, stepped on the throttle and there it went, black smoke and no power. This was strange, I turned off the running lights and she took off with normal power. Does any one have an answer to what coursed this.
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> O well, never a dull moment. Thank you for the help. I do have a Pack brake, and I had it on approaching the the traffic light, but turned it off when I stopped. The parking lights most have been a co incidents. I did lube the brake whit a Teflon based spray some time ago. The high temp lube you gents mentioned, is it spray or reg lube type? > > Dick 96 Intrigue 10203.
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Thank you Dean. I just orderd one from the same place Dick.96 Intrigue 10203
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