Run this engine for a couple years now and never had problem. I run this at
70 mph down highway (900 X 20 tires) for 50 miles one way and then 100 miles
to Iola military show pulling a 1.5 ton trailer at 60 mph. I did put solid
fuel line for the oil line to the head and have NEVER had oiling problem or
loss of oil problem. The Tornado is a good engine.
Matt
----- Original Message -----
From: Todd Paisley <paisley@erols.com>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] M715 {politically correct) re-power
> > That's the point, isnt it? The Tornado IS a fascinating
> > piece of hardware, no lie, but it was never designed
> > to hold oil.
>
> No. You obviously never owned a vehicle with this engine. It holds oil
the
> same as any other engine of its time. The problem was the oiling system
of
> the engine itself. If you left the oil level drop below a couple quarts,
it
> wasn't very forgiving. If you are the kind of person who checks their oil
> once a year whether it needs it or not, then you don't want a Tornado
> engine.
>
> Todd.
>
>
>
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