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[LouNY]

One of the reasons I like diesel,
especially older per tier 4 mechanical.

 

[3930dave]

Hear ya Lou..... one advantage (all but the tiny stuff) with diesel is OE water-separators...... People do it with marine gasoline engines, but it's maybe getting to the point where it's worth considering Racors et al on other gas motors....

IMO, diesel doesn't totally get a free-ride today either though...... in-tank condensation knows no liquid fuel discrimination, and somebody who manages high volumes of diesel had an excellent post on TBN here (perhaps even this thread, or I linked to it....) touching on the higher affinity ULSD has for water.

Rgds, D.

 

[Fallon]

Modern fuel has ethanol in it, up to 10% or so. Ethanol is hygroscopic, meaning it absorbs moisture. It will literally pull moisture out of the air. And we all know what moisture does... modern sealed fuel systems dont breathe like a small engine's vented fuel tank or a vented fuel bowl on a carb. So in vented scenarios modern fuel will pull in water to rust components before evaporating rather than just evaporating & turning into gum & varnish like back in the day.

Propane doesnt have this problem given its sealed storage. Diesel can get water in the tank (condensation usually), which will wreck the injectors & injection pump. But not quite as easily as Etanol can pull water into a vented tank or carb.

 

[joeyd]

The Battery Tender is a desulfating device.

 

[DEWFPO]

The Battery Tender is a desulfating device.

I guess the newer ones may be, the old one I had wasn't. Thanks for letting me know.

DEWFPO

 

[bullbreaker]

Yesterday done pm maintenance to my JDeere AC-G8010S-E Subaru 404 cc powered portable genny with e start and wheel kit . Soon gonna be close to 8 years I have owned it . Been an excellent unit .

 

[daugen]

Interesting that JD spec'd a Subaru small engine. Used to be Subaru was right up there with Honda, and then they decided to get out of the business altogether. I have a Subaru single cylinder 16hp EFI engine in my Kubota UTV. Strangest engine in the world hooked up to the big CVT,
pretty sure it will outlast me though.
Maybe Briggs and the Chondas of this world drove the small engine profit margin down too much for Subaru, who instead is spending their R&D money it seems on very nice vehicles.

Bullbreaker, you are using the proper green oil right? And a little green grease on the wheels...
Now I was told green oil would make my X750 run even better so I'm sure it will make your gen run smoother.
per JD marketing...

 

[bullbreaker]

Bullbreaker, you are using the proper green oil right? And a little green grease on the wheels...
Now I was told green oil would make my X750 run even better so I'm sure it will make your gen run smoother.
per JD marketing...

LOL ! Know what you mean . However all kiddin aside because that particular engine has no oil filter I do tend to change the oil more than hourly requirement(s) . Like you said at 60 it will probably outlast me also . I havent checked the db levels but seems to me at least my Subaru 404 cc , is louder than the Chonda / Yamaha engines of similar specs . but boy o boy imo that Subaru one little tough son of a gun . Knowing what I know now and if I had to do it all over I"d buy it again ..........

 

[3930dave]

I hadn't realized that Subaru was out of that market...... seems it happened about a year ago.....

Small Engines Pumps Generators | Subaru

Too bad.... I don't know their small engines well, but I'd expect a solid design from them. Agreed - taken care of, may well outlast us all....

Rgds, D.

 

[daugen]

I hadn't realized that Subaru was out of that market...... seems it happened about a year ago.....

Small Engines Pumps Generators | Subaru

Too bad.... I don't know their small engines well, but I'd expect a solid design from them. Agreed - taken care of, may well outlast us all....

Rgds, D.

I read an auto magazine article that said a small company like Subaru was having real engineering issues trying to stay current in the auto world with safety tech, plus maintain the small engine market. Since small engines don't change a lot, must have been they just weren't making enough money on them. I kind of got the impression they felt they didn't want to be a jack of all trades and master of none. So they cut their product line.