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Title: Strange pieces and burnt smell
Post by: Alex Ritchey on June 27, 2019, 12:47:04 am
Yahoo Message Number: 118067 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118067)
Hello All,
I started my coach the other day, it had been sitting for a few months without me running it. It started up just fine and runs well, but their is a strange burnt odor and 3 black plugs (kind of burnt) laying on the ground (toward the rear of the coach )when I moved it. No leaks.
I drove it for about an hour with no problems, it's a Cat C-12 motor. Any idea what it could be?

Note: after the start and a little warm up I took the throttle up to 1800 for a little bit.

Sincerely

Alex Ritchey 2000 CC Affinity 42' B&B
Title: Re: Strange pieces and burnt smell
Post by: Smitty on June 27, 2019, 11:07:31 am
Yahoo Message Number: 118068 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118068)
Did you get a critter up somewhere nesting? What approximate diameter were the plugs?

Glad the C12 ran well for you, that's good!!!

Best to you,
Smitty
04 Allure 31017
Title: Re: Strange pieces and burnt smell
Post by: J. Dale Collier on June 27, 2019, 11:40:21 am
Yahoo Message Number: 118069 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118069)
I've had birds build nests in the exhaust pipe, they came out looking a little sooty when I started the engine. I suppose rodents could also nest in the exhaust?

Dale Collier
05 Inspire
Title: Re: Strange pieces and burnt smell
Post by: Richard Barlow on June 28, 2019, 01:35:29 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 118081 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118081)
What kind of plugs, you mean electrical plugs?

Rich 2002 Magna
Title: Re: Strange pieces and burnt smell
Post by: Alex Ritchey on June 28, 2019, 09:37:06 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 118085 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118085)
More like black caps, 1.5 inch diameter.

Alex