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I recall hearing this, but I don't remember the reason. What happens when you idle down?

61 hz is fine. Unloaded, mine is around 61.5hz. There is an easy way to adjust droop on the engine if your set is sagging (hz) too much under load.

Still working on it, but Seafoam has done wonders cleaning up the crankcases of some other machines I have. I'd like to do a long 8 hr pull at 80% load to work it in.

What year is your unit and how many hrs? I have a low hour (218) 1994 model that behaves similar, in that it smokes some when a load is added, but burns clean after a few minutes of load. This isnt typical of my other units and it has led me to believe that the rings are a little stuck, so I...

18 psi is really low. Unless its just the pressure relief, your engine is on borrowed time.

That sounds like a hidden gem!

Rotella T1 30wt comes to mind. Readily available at box stores.

Just make sure it's diesel rated 30wt, not gasoline. Diesel oil has more detergents and higher zinc.

Did it look like this?

Confirmed, all markings on this engine are Lister Petter, no Onan marks anywhere. Gen is a 7/11 build. My next newest unit is a 12/09 build and it has Onan markings. Sidenote, but the fuel hose quality on these newer machines is terrible. The 2011 with 207 hrs was the worst, every line...

I thought about those numbers and realized what a tremendous amount of power you generated. At those load levels, 200 gallons burned would have generated 1700-1800 kWh of electricity in ~11 days of runtime. That is over 2 months worth of electricity for an average house in my area! :oops:

Good update

Is your Dead Crank Switch in the "Normal" position before you move the master switch to "Prime and Run"?

Nice report. Any more detail on the smaller gens that died? Did they belong to people in your group? Were they 3600 rpm open frame generators? How did they die?

Thanks, I'm excited to get this one running. It's very clean, 100% complete, newer model, and only 200 hrs. Only thing I see wrong is the IP feed lines are falling apart, which is odd, but easy to fix.

I thought it was curious. All my other units have "Onan" casted into the valve covers. I was surprised to see it branded Lister, even though it is. When did production of the 802 and 803s end? Maybe they ran short of Onan branded parts and said screw it, and finished production with Lister...

3600 rpm, open frame, box store generators are all terrible. This was a Honda-built unit I tested. I doubt off-brand is better.

Popped the top on my newest auction win and found something out of the ordinary. Mid-2011 build

Just do it. :LOL:

Back in the day, I built large parade floats. The artistic parts were made of fabric foam, cloth, and spray foam. The mice loved that stuff for nest building. We used dryer sheets to keep them away and never had a problem afterwards. I never understood the sciemce behind it, but it did work...