Imaybail
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I exercised my diesel Genset yesterday. Last run was in warm weather and I wondered how it would start in cold temps. Short amateur video here: GeneratorMaintenanceRun January 2018 - YouTube
Your last generator Maintenance Run
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Nice run, with instrumentation. Temperature was stated, but I did chuckle when the neighbour showed up in the "cold" wearing shorts
I have to ask, as I don't know these well yet - Yanmar or ___________ ? Nice piece of kit.... many CUTs could learn from that filter setup.
You run 15W40 ?
Rgds, D.
Imaybail
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:laughing:That neighbor hails from Boston and wears shorts year round.
The generator is an Onan DJB 6.0 KW made in the early 90’s. They made their own motors and are very robustly made. Lots of them were made for the military. This particular one came off a fire truck when it was scrapped, and had very low hours.
Yes, I’m running Rotella diesel oil 15w40 year round.
The generator is an Onan DJB 6.0 KW made in the early 90’s. They made their own motors and are very robustly made. Lots of them were made for the military. This particular one came off a fire truck when it was scrapped, and had very low hours.
Yes, I’m running Rotella diesel oil 15w40 year round.
Industrial Toys
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Congratulations! That's quality! Very, nice set! 6K is a really nice size too.
Many of the Onan fire truck sets a friend works on are hydraulically driven.
Many of the Onan fire truck sets a friend works on are hydraulically driven.
I've seen a few folks wearing shorts up here in the Winter, but it's not common. Visitors from Lapland maybe ? :confused3:
Excellent find with that Onan ! I like Rotella, and will run their T6 5w40 up here, esp. during the Winter.
If you get to be needing T6 for the Winter down your way...... I'll be looking at glaciers up here !
Rgds, D.
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Got a text from the neighbor while at work around 3:30 today that the power is out at home.... whole area out due to tree cutting (not by the power company, hate to be that guy) and not expected to be back on until 8:00pm. Got home from work, pulled out the old Coleman 4500w jenny with 8hp briggs, set everything up, gave it a few light pulls to get things moving. Checked the oil, shot a blast of carb cleaner into the air cleaner and it started first pull. Lights on. Yeah! We can flush the toilet. :laughing:
This generator has been very dependable. I bought it back around 1995 when we bought this place. I give it a run about twice a year, for about half an hour with a load. Starts very well each time. Loud as heck and suck fuel, but is nice on a dark, cold evening. :thumbsup:
This generator has been very dependable. I bought it back around 1995 when we bought this place. I give it a run about twice a year, for about half an hour with a load. Starts very well each time. Loud as heck and suck fuel, but is nice on a dark, cold evening. :thumbsup:
Single line-strike like that, I'd expect you were back live late evening..... unless some arbourist went postal and decided to get rid of a slew of those funny-looking really straight trees with zero limbs.....:confused3:
Mine aren't (yet) as quiet as I'd prefer, but esp. cold and water management issues tend to improve anybody's view of generators, even neighbours - at least the ones you get along with. Quirk of the grid here, I'm fed differently than both of my next door neighbours, so I've loaned out my gen next door when needed.
My smaller Briggs (2kw continous) is a Coleman of that vintage - it earned its stripes in '98, as I bought it then and took it up to Ottawa after the big ice-storm - kept my sister's natgas furnace going for the duration. I've had good service from it, with the float only having stuck once (before going to my present storage practices); but that's a gas quality issue, and not really the gens fault. Paid for itself just with that one event.
Rgds, D.
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Power was back on in a couple hours. Then went out again about an hour later, but only for 10 minutes.
daugen
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I hate it when power goes on and off in short durations. You hear the master breakers clattering away
and your gen just kicks in with its less than perfect initial waveform which is what greets all your electrical/electronic devices and then shortly after
the on off cycle repeats when public power comes back on. It's like boxing blows to your electronics, which is why surge protectors are so important.
Tripplite, thank you
I owned a Radio Shack for five years and was Mr Fixit to the local community.
For years on larger tvs I gave out free three dollar surge protectors for one outlet with the tv.
Those tvs never ever had problems. Though better quality surge protectors moderate the incoming tidal wave more effectively.
Small gens unless very expensive likely do not have electrical characteristics that match what normally comes into our houses.
Just something to think about when firing up that expensive laptop in an unprotected plug while on generator power...
I worried about that in my travel trailer until I bought a portable surge protector for the RV plug. RV parks and marinas are notorious
for putting out bad power, usually when full of guests.
I think Honda started making the first consumer really well regulated generators. When they are charging four thousand for the same gross spec as others are
charging one thousand, you just know there's a lot more machinery and electronics in there. And sometimes, particularly if medically required for life saving
equipment, if you can afford it, you really should buy the best. It just has to start and has to run. Plain and simple.
and your gen just kicks in with its less than perfect initial waveform which is what greets all your electrical/electronic devices and then shortly after
the on off cycle repeats when public power comes back on. It's like boxing blows to your electronics, which is why surge protectors are so important.
Tripplite, thank you
I owned a Radio Shack for five years and was Mr Fixit to the local community.
For years on larger tvs I gave out free three dollar surge protectors for one outlet with the tv.
Those tvs never ever had problems. Though better quality surge protectors moderate the incoming tidal wave more effectively.
Small gens unless very expensive likely do not have electrical characteristics that match what normally comes into our houses.
Just something to think about when firing up that expensive laptop in an unprotected plug while on generator power...
I worried about that in my travel trailer until I bought a portable surge protector for the RV plug. RV parks and marinas are notorious
for putting out bad power, usually when full of guests.
I think Honda started making the first consumer really well regulated generators. When they are charging four thousand for the same gross spec as others are
charging one thousand, you just know there's a lot more machinery and electronics in there. And sometimes, particularly if medically required for life saving
equipment, if you can afford it, you really should buy the best. It just has to start and has to run. Plain and simple.
daugen
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shot a blast of carb cleaner into the air cleaner and it started first pull.
Moss Road, is this better than starting fluid? Less volatile but still more oomph than gas?
Does it create vapors that get things going?
Always wanted to know how that worked. Sounds like a smart move, like
using preheaters on a cold diesel.
As long as it's not hurting the engine.
I mean, a clean carb is a good carb, right?
Moss Road, is this better than starting fluid? Less volatile but still more oomph than gas?
Does it create vapors that get things going?
Always wanted to know how that worked. Sounds like a smart move, like
using preheaters on a cold diesel.
As long as it's not hurting the engine.
I mean, a clean carb is a good carb, right?