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SUKIE

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My Turbo Diesel Croaked
« on: April 06, 2004, 12:35:47 AM »
Darn thing has not seemed to turn the corner in the last month or so worth a flip.  So I thought what the heck I will have it resurfaced.  Well it's 70 degrees here, left the ball in front seat of my truck.  Got to the pro shop & about like to filled my pants when I removed the ball from the bag.            Talk about soaking wet with oil!!!!!!!!  Had the ball resurfaced just for the hell of it & now an hour later I had to remove from the bag as it was going to ruin the leather bag. Wipe the ball down & you should see the oil seaping out of the ball.  Amazing. I have treated this ball a number of times since new with Doc's & the ball is cleaned every time after I bowl.  None of my other Diesels seemed to have this problem.  Any one else have this happen?          The pro shop claims Ebonite/Hammer covers.

 

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Re: My Turbo Diesel Croaked
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2004, 04:56:54 PM »
I have done it all.  I use a white hand towell & wipe the ball after every shot. I have noticed that in the last 90 days of league that I might get 15 games out of the towell & it looks black as crap & must be washed.

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Re: My Turbo Diesel Croaked
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2004, 03:06:39 PM »
I think it's to late.  Ball sat in the front seat of the pick up for 4 hours yesterday afternoon. Temps in the cab were in the low 80 degree mark   Got home last nite & oil was dripping off the ball in the track area. Cleaned it with Simple Green.  Got some oil off the ball.  Sat the ball in a warm spot for another 4 hours. Got home from bowling last nite and found the same thing as before.  Oil soaked track.

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Re: My Turbo Diesel Croaked
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2004, 09:02:05 AM »
Sounds to me like your ball needs to "HOOK AGAIN".  
Might take your ball in to have it done by the pro shop.  

The substance coming out may not be only oil.   Maybe plasticizer as well.  


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Re: My Turbo Diesel Croaked
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2004, 05:24:04 PM »
Ok so I had the crud for the Easter weekend & sat in front of the fire place for 2 days.  I put this Turbo Diesel in front of the hot air blower from the fire box.  150 degree air or so.  After 5 plus hours of turning the ball in every 15 to 20 minutes & wiping the oil off with simple green.  The ball quit sweating oil. So I started the process all over again yesterday & no oil came off the ball.  So I a going to give it a roll & see what happens.  Intresting as it may be no other of my Diesel's had any sweating problems when I put the heat to them.  Strange deal.