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+1 on this. Mine has @kloppk's regulator as well because it is better. It is based around a very very respected and bullet proof digital regulator design that is used across the power generation industry. Kurt has made it very simple to drop into an MEP by bringing out controls that are specific...

They are a standard, albeit uncommon stock item, dash size 202. https://www.mcmaster.com/#9464K118 The bowl takes two. All the best, 2Pbfeet

215V should be within the generally acceptable range for EU voltages per the IEC, IIRC. (215/230=93%, which is within the -10%, +10% general specification. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60038) ) 55Hz, not so much, but unless you are trying to run analog clocks or certain motors, most items...

Sorry to hear. I think three weeks has to pass before the USPS will issue a tracking request that will send someone out in the warehouse to try and find it, but you have to ask them to do so. All the best, 2Pbfeet

I would not sweat the wet stacking as long as you periodically load the generator. That said, I do not think it is a great idea to run a diesel with little to no load, and I would look at batteries to provide low power support. Is this off-grid, or for emergency use? If it were me, and it is...

Me, too. I really dislike dealing with corroded or heat bonded bolts or glow plugs. I'll take any tool that I can get. Thanks @Scoobyshep for the tip! All the best, 2PbFeet

What have you tried to diagnose the low oil pressure fault? All the best, 2Pbfeet

@Scoobyshep thanks for parsing the link! @Rodburner That is more blow by than I would be comfortable with, but that may just be me. When you say that you applied load, how much load, and for how long? I think checking the valve lash might at least rule that out, and I would look for...

@Guyfang Thanks for helping the slow ones like me along! All the best, 2Pbfeet

Great point. I picked up a 10kW Comfort Zone scratch and dent for $60, including shipping. It took me maybe ten minutes to pop the dents out and bend a louver back into shape. I then probably spent another $40 adding some switches and a relay, to rewire it to make a series of loads 1650W, 3300W...

Und? What is the importance of the photo? I guess that I am missing something. Thanks! All the best, 2Pbfeet

@1FAST4 Thanks for the informative videos. So, it could be fuel starvation, but when I have experienced fuel starvation, the engine tends to start, run, then fade, and die, not fade and get better, and then fade and die. The three things that I have seen do fade, better, fade and die are a)...

+1 on SeaFoam. However, I think first things first. The tank is clean, right? No point in dissolving sludge to move the sludge farther into the engine. Folks have had intermittent running issues with debris that gets sucked into the inlet and partially or completely blocking the flow. I would...

DieselKleen contains a lubricity additive. Stanadyne has a purple "lubricity formula". I used to use Optilube summer + as it supposedly works well. If you leave your diesel stored for long periods of time, I would try to have full tanks, sealed as well as they can be, and I would add a...

Sorry! I wasn't intending to be obscure. I'm glad that you both got a laugh off it. More to the point, I hope that it fixes your problem! All the best, 2Pbfeet

😆 Thanks for the laugh. My thumbs don't need more exercise. That is a bit of a "have you stopped beating your wife yet?" question to me. If the breakers are sized appropriately, then yes! That's the point. Breakers and fuses are there to protect the wires at a minimum, and perhaps also the...

@Rodburner I would go ahead and use a 100A panel, even though you are unlikely to produce 50A of 120V load. Just use a 50A main breaker, if you can find one. Or use a50A RV hookup panel and feed a second panel with more circuits. I don't know if this helps, but the large loads that you...

Mouse pee is, sadly, wonderfully conductive. The fact that the dead crank switch isn't functional could be a blown switch, shorted switch, or perhaps a bad starter solenoid. Probably time to clean the mouse nest area carefully, and then start tracing wires and connections. I would start at the...

Yeah, that qualifies as unhappy silicon in my book. Ouch. @kloppk thanks for sharing the photo! All the best, 2Pbfeet

@Rodburner Congratulations! The voltage divisions are 4V/division so I think that the panel voltage display is well within expected values. I agree with @Guyfang's message above; you probably want to change the orientation of the exhaust elbows just to make sure they aren't toasting your...