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Update regarding the genny, we're running on backup battery system in the summer charging from grid. After inspecting the genset, I found that the muffler case is leaking from the folded edges, they aren't welded. Flexible exhaust looks alright, the dirty insulation is caused by the air sucked...

Thanks that's useful 😊 I'm assuming that at 40% engine efficiency (electrical output) the rest is heat and that would be around ~5kW of heat at full load, in comparison my small 150L electric water heater takes 2kW to heat water from 5c to 65c in 3 hours. I'll be scavenging the heat partially...

Good idea! In this air cooled genset I'm guessing that I should be scavenging heat from the exhaust? modified intercooler? I guess it requires a lot of work to convert it to a water cooled engine. (this one has removable cylinder with wrapped around casing for circulation.) removable type: non...

The AVR and the connected equipment can be damaged from hunting/low rpm while running out of fuel in gravity fed system in a generator application, not to mention demagnetization. There is no suction from the high pressure fuel pump. As long the feeding hose is above and bent upwards to the...

No problem, there is a half circle cut on the left of the extension and there is no ring there. The hole close the engine is part of the engine seat, it doesn't move and there is 2mm gap. Not sure how I can reach the pan to clean the oil, and the side in the photo is partial, the oil puddle is...

(Oil drained under the Genset as well) (Apologies due to the many uploaded images and replies) Changed oil yesterday, since the drain tubing extension isn't long enough as I mentioned before and drained the oil warm this time, it leaked significantly inside instead of the usual drips while I...

As far as I know, the difference between S and the D in speed is where the output shaft is connected to, crankshaft vs camshaft (half the speed). It will always run at 2000rpm + as recommended by the user manual, probably for the balancers to work or oil pressure minimums and there is no power...

Thanks, I'm not sure (yet) at what layer its leaking, and sandwiching each layer with this may expand and compress a bit, in which I'm not sure if it's a big deal for timing yet, but this seems to be very thin and barely compresses compared to normal paper gasket, I will definitely try. After...

⚠️ LARGE SIZE IMAGES AHEAD Before cleaning. I've used locally made RTV and liquid to rubber compound in the past on the older engine for the valve cover before I replaced the paper gasket and it leaked at 20 hours. There are no more genuine products in where I live, I cant ship liquids...

Thanks, I haven't checked the thick aluminum shim for straightness, it seems to be machined but I definitely should. The cam follower has been modified to use a roller cam, unlike the flat tappet there is an opening in which oil enters easily inside the follower to the fuel pump. It's definitely...

There is a small oil leak from the extended shim (leak not pictured), I cleaned the copper shims and the surfaces very well, torqued it slighly over and yet that did not work. Should I ship copper spray from abroad? (not avail. here) There was a layer of copper paint from the engine side of the...

Makes sense, I remember my 178F had what's equivalent to black paint on the dip stick, 2nd oil change was clear. Thanks. P.s for anyone interested in the no name china 178F posted earlier, here's it's logbook, it's decommissioned now:

I replaced the oil filter with a new one before first run, I'm glad I did as the original had defect upon cleaning 😖 Kama filter (top) vs a filter from no name china, seems to be finer and much harder to bend: Looks like someone's clothes got caught, glad I looked at almost everything. First...

The oil drain tubing extension is flat with the chassis in length, it drips inside when changing oil, there is a slope thankfully. Otherwise it runs great, I'm following the manual's break in procedure: 15 min first start no load, 30 minutes 40% load, 10 minutes 90% load, 20 minutes 20% load...