L4189,thank you for this interesting info. I'm going to watch the soak back pump on shutdown when I get back. We prelube EVERY time we start up... even if it's been for an hour or less. It happens; the captain says shut 'em down and a few minutes after we do he says he needs them again. Prelube.
ssreese1500,
Why do you say that? I'll be back onboard wednesday afternoon. I'd love to be able to go right to the problem area and do some probing but I'll need to explain my actions to the departing chief and the port engineer. On my last hitch the QMED & I tore apart the prelube pumps...
Thank You L4189,
I'm sorry i haven't gotten back sooner but it's hard for me to get access to this computer. It seems the chief is ALWAYS on it! Anyway, I've been trying to find out if we have a Michiana filter arrangement and I'm not sure. Each engine has a BIG steel tank (pot) that hold 19...
Hello,
We have a pair of EMD 20-645 E5's and they are running fine with about 20,000 hrs. on each. The stbd engine seems to take a lot longer to prelube than the port and after running at temperature and at cruise speed (about 800 rpm) for a while the oil pressure in the filter pots goes down to...
