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Jimc (member here) actually makes digital gauges for these generators and they are GREAT! Anytime I have a unit with a bad gauge or transducer, I'll replace with one of his gauges. They look like stock and are 10x better than the original. I contacted him last week about some and he said that he...
I agree with rustysud, lacquer thinner should be used sparingly. I use a q-tip and shop towels that has just a little lacquer thinner on it, when cleaning pumps. Luckily these pumps are easy to disassemble and repair.
I agree, verify with a kill a watt meter because the frequency meters are notorious for going out. Usually not the meter but the gauge. When load is applied your hertz should decrease. Hertz is the RPM's of the motor so as you apply load and it bogs the motor down your rpms lower, which lowers...
You have to open the access door above the dip stick. If you look at your injector pump, you will see the throttle linkage, follow the linkage up and that is attached to the governor arm. At the end of the arm, is where you adjust the governor. It has a spring attached to it and right above the...
Are you sure the fuel pump is working. The fuel pump will move fuel from the tank to the injector pumps. If the pickup pump is working and it truly is the injector pump, then you can remove the injection pumps and clean them easily. But don't take both pumps out at the same time, one must stay...
Jimbo, the reliance alarm does wrap around one of the incoming main wires and you have a ground. I have one, takes about 10 minutes to install. Hardest part for me was making a platform for it sit on.
Verify with something other than the kill o watt meter. I use them too and I had one that went bad, starting reading voltage at 150+. I changed the voltage regulator with a known good one, still read 150 volts. Used a volt meter and it was 120, wasted a bunch of time changing voltage regulators...
Yes, the needle is held in place with the spring.
It sounds like the spacer has broken down and will need replacing. When it breaks down, it turns a dark brown and breaks into chunks. It is usually stuck to the valve holder and takes some work to get it off.
Looking at your picture, you may want to consider increasing your hertz. Only running at 60% your hertz looks to be around 58. I start mine at at 61.5 hertz and when its fully loaded may go to 58 but usually stays at 59 or above.
If you do some searching, this has been covered extensively. You're going to get people that say yes and others say no. If your breaker box is grounded (like it should), then I would not use a ground rod. This is just my opinion based on what I've read from experienced members here on the site
I believe the cables on ebay need an adapter on the end to connect to the governor linkage. I think they are around $58 for the adapter. I would try http://delksarmynavysurplus.com/ for a used cable.
When you say misfire, what do you mean? Does it make a knocking sound, smoke, or just low on power? It's more thank likely the injectors but could also be the valves out of adjustment. (How many hours are on the unit)
Your battery indicator has nothing to do with the misfire. Check your...
I worked on a unit one time that did the exact same thing. When I turned the unit off, it would take about 60 seconds for it to finally shut off. It would run, then finally turn off like it ran out of fuel. It turned out that the injector pumps needed to be adjusted for delivery flow. I found...
I've got a unit that ran great until last week. When I went to start the unit, it would not start due to the fuel cut off solenoid not disengaging. I've taken the solenoid off and it tested good. There is no binding and it easily disengages when 24 volts is manually applied. It's only me so I...
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