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The manual is from Marathon for their smaller light towers. "These are small, capacitor regulated generators. The most common model numbers include 201CSA5411 which is a 6kW unit and the 201CSA5420 which is an 8 kW unit." Table on page 6 lists parts for and covered units, generally 6-10kW. Also...

I'd be happy to, but I didn't think that I had the privilege to do so. Where would be the best location as I don't know of a Marathon light tower military version. (My ignorance, I am sure.) All the best, 2Pbfeet

I think that lack of oil might behind Generac's call for once daily checks on oil levels on their air cooled units. All the best, 2Pbfeet

@HamAndEggs FWIW: there are troubleshooting steps from Marathon below, along with the power generation circuits (brushless) at the end of this Marathon manual. https://www.marathongenerators.com/generators/docs/manuals/SP0021.pdf I think that the general issue with capacitor regulated...

When a unit goes for a Tier 1 or Tier 2 reset, there is supposed to be a data plate that includes the hours of the hour meter when the reset was done. The document that @kloppk linked above contains the conditions under which an hour meter must be replaced during a reset. Actually, all in all...

I've bought from Friday Parts, but only occasionally for parts that I didn't find elsewhere. They seemed reasonable to me. My bet is also that the tappet rod is the only damage, but it would be good to know whether the root cause was carbon caked valves or a defective lifter, or... I think...

FWIW: I wrapped the intermediate battery cable with nylon hydraulic hose protector. I think it is much more abrasion resistant than electrical insulation. I also use it for wire loom in places where the wires might rub, or where I anticipate needing to take the wiring apart for some reason. I...

Looks nice! Do you have fine screening on your three air intakes to exclude insects and rodents? All the best, 2Pbfeet

Sounds like an interesting load cycle! I think that there is a reason that you don't find "rules" on enough load. I think that "wet stacking" depends on the engine, and its fuel adjustment, how cold the environment is, and exactly how it is being run. Low loads for weeks is not good for sure. I...

For the fuel leak, is this the original filter? If so, I would change it, as a 19 year old o-ring isn't likely to be in great shape. On the subject of fuel filters, I would change all of the fuel filters if you haven't already, including the final fuel filter and all three o-rings, due age of...

Palmdale, CA, or San Antonio, CA, or San Antonio, TX? I'm confused about where the generator is as your signature shows Palmdale, California, which is some distance to the San Antonios that I am familiar with.

Welcome! Any photos? All the best, 2Pbfeet

The great thing about the dead crank switch is that it cuts out so many potential causes. Can you hear even the solenoid on the starter engaging? (A click when trying the dead crank switch) If you hear a click, but no spin, I would follow @Light in the Dark's advice and pull the batteries for...

Or buy a microswitch?

To read out the bearing, it is a type 6305 bearing (Deep groove single row ball bearing, 62mmOD, 25mm ID, 17mm width), the 2RS1 is two rubber seals, steel reinforced, and the "/LHTG4" refers to the grease inside, LHT = Clay Grease, Wide Range, 13cSt @ 40°C, Range -73 ~ 149°C, type G4)...

I have some of the Scame connectors, and personally, I like the design much better than the Hubbell version, particularly in the cable assembly and strain relief implementation. I wonder if there is something is caught inside. For my limited use, the Scame seem to interchange with no issues, as...

How stiff is stiff, and is it the insertion or the ring tightening? If it is insertion, I would double check for debris or a bent pin. I have never seen one with dielectric grease, but if it were me I would reach out to tech support at whomever manufactured your connectors. I would stick with...

Looks can be deceiving sometimes...;) The wood block is a rafter that is hiding a 90 bend in the conduit, but yes, I believe that there was knob and tube wiring on the other side until fairly recently. Clearly the rewire did not address grounding the subpanel... All the best, 2Pbfeet

From a few days ago. The panel is attached to the conduit on the right, and the ground wire nicely coiled around the ground rod...

Congratulations on making progress! Commonly an air leak will generate the hunting behavior that you describe. If the vent line was in trouble, there may be other hoses that are just old and start to leak as the engine area warms up. I would also double check the high pressure line fittings...