Urgent Perkins Geny Questions...

[Andy Coleman]

Fellow Wanderlodgers:

Today was an exciting day for me! I moved my 83' FC-35 10 feet
forward and 10 feet back. First time it has moved since I started
working on it a year ago.

Now that I have air in the system again, I'm able to pull out my
Perkins Generator. The last owner of my FC-35 started the geny with
starting fluid.

I was testing the geny battery today (it is quite dead). It looks
like the previous owner installed a small car battery - it is way too
small for its holding clamps. I'm wondering if that is why he used
starting fluid - the battery is too small to effectively pre-heat the
engine.

Unfortunately, I have no owners or maintenance manual for my Perkins.

Does anybody know what size battery the manufacturer recommends for
the Perkins?

Also, I was going to change the oil with 15W-30 Rotella. Is this the
best oil to use?

Finally, does anybody know a resource to find an owners manual for the
geny?

Any assistance is greatly appreciated! I leave in 10 days for my
rig's first big trip.

Andy
83' FC-35
Spring Lake Heights, NJ

[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

HI Andy:

The interstate hd24dp is a decent battery for the gen set.

I use 15W/40 Rotella in my gen set.

As to a manual, there should be a metal tag on the sloping bracket behind
engine valve cover and Kohler body. You will need the info off that tag,
serial number, spec number and so forth. Do a little web search for a
kohler dealer near you, they should be able to help you with the manual.

Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
84FC35
Duncan, Oklahoma

At 05:19 AM 6/3/2007 +0000, you wrote:
>Fellow Wanderlodgers:
>
>Today was an exciting day for me! I moved my 83' FC-35 10 feet
>forward and 10 feet back. First time it has moved since I started
>working on it a year ago.
>
>Now that I have air in the system again, I'm able to pull out my
>Perkins Generator. The last owner of my FC-35 started the geny with
>starting fluid.
>
>I was testing the geny battery today (it is quite dead). It looks
>like the previous owner installed a small car battery - it is way too
>small for its holding clamps. I'm wondering if that is why he used
>starting fluid - the battery is too small to effectively pre-heat the
>engine.
>
>Unfortunately, I have no owners or maintenance manual for my Perkins.
>
>Does anybody know what size battery the manufacturer recommends for
>the Perkins?
>
>Also, I was going to change the oil with 15W-30 Rotella. Is this the
>best oil to use?
>
>Finally, does anybody know a resource to find an owners manual for the
>geny?
>
>Any assistance is greatly appreciated! I leave in 10 days for my
>rig's first big trip.
>
>Andy
>83' FC-35
>Spring Lake Heights, NJ
>
>

[Larry]

Andy,
Its good when you can move the bus!!! My Gen came with an 1100 cranking amps
battery, That was bad, so I replaced it... Where ever I went, no one stocked a
battery of that size including wally world, sears, autozone pep boys... I went
to carquest and they had one... They best thing I could have done with the
battery replacement... Don't scrimp, get a robust one... You won't be
disappointed...
I can start the cat with that battery...
HTH

Sea Ya
Larry
NYC
84 35FCSB

----- Original Message ----
From: Andy Coleman
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, June 3, 2007 1:19:37 AM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Urgent Perkins Geny Questions...













Fellow Wanderlodgers:



Today was an exciting day for me! I moved my 83' FC-35 10 feet

forward and 10 feet back. First time it has moved since I started

working on it a year ago.



Now that I have air in the system again, I'm able to pull out my

Perkins Generator. The last owner of my FC-35 started the geny with

starting fluid.



I was testing the geny battery today (it is quite dead). It looks

like the previous owner installed a small car battery - it is way too

small for its holding clamps. I'm wondering if that is why he used

starting fluid - the battery is too small to effectively pre-heat the

engine.



Unfortunately, I have no owners or maintenance manual for my Perkins.



Does anybody know what size battery the manufacturer recommends for

the Perkins?



Also, I was going to change the oil with 15W-30 Rotella. Is this the

best oil to use?



Finally, does anybody know a resource to find an owners manual for the

geny?



Any assistance is greatly appreciated! I leave in 10 days for my

rig's first big trip.



Andy

83' FC-35

Spring Lake Heights, NJ














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[Leroy Eckert]

Based on several posts I have read Perkins did not supply much info for the
customer. While surfing the web I ran onto a faily decent genenic write up on a
Perkins generator including pics and wiring. It may not be exact but it is more
than you have now. Just type in Perkins ElectroPak Engine Wiring and read the
blob. My genset is wired very similar. For info, I use Delo 30w in my Kubota. I
change the oil every 100 hrs.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Urgent Perkins Geny Questions...


Andy,
Its good when you can move the bus!!! My Gen came with an 1100 cranking amps
battery, That was bad, so I replaced it... Where ever I went, no one stocked a
battery of that size including wally world, sears, autozone pep boys... I went
to carquest and they had one... They best thing I could have done with the
battery replacement... Don't scrimp, get a robust one... You won't be
disappointed...
I can start the cat with that battery...
HTH

Sea Ya
Larry
NYC
84 35FCSB

----- Original Message ----
From: Andy Coleman
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, June 3, 2007 1:19:37 AM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Urgent Perkins Geny Questions...

Fellow Wanderlodgers:

Today was an exciting day for me! I moved my 83' FC-35 10 feet

forward and 10 feet back. First time it has moved since I started

working on it a year ago.

Now that I have air in the system again, I'm able to pull out my

Perkins Generator. The last owner of my FC-35 started the geny with

starting fluid.

I was testing the geny battery today (it is quite dead). It looks

like the previous owner installed a small car battery - it is way too

small for its holding clamps. I'm wondering if that is why he used

starting fluid - the battery is too small to effectively pre-heat the

engine.

Unfortunately, I have no owners or maintenance manual for my Perkins.

Does anybody know what size battery the manufacturer recommends for

the Perkins?

Also, I was going to change the oil with 15W-30 Rotella. Is this the

best oil to use?

Finally, does anybody know a resource to find an owners manual for the

geny?

Any assistance is greatly appreciated! I leave in 10 days for my

rig's first big trip.

Andy

83' FC-35

Spring Lake Heights, NJ

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[Gregory OConnor]

Andy, The prob with starter fluid is it may fire too soon and bend a
rod at TDC. If the battery was a problem in the past, the starter is
now a problem and may need a rebuild. Starter fluid wont run a diesel
it will just help it develop a faster spinn for a stronger
compression.

No matter what battery you use, if the starter is compramised, the
spinn wont develop good compression. I would use a marine battery
that can handle discharg/recharge more time then a car battery if you
park the rig without a trickel maintainance charge.

bleed the fuel lines and do a complete glowplug preheat prior to
starting. In the past I have used wd40 and a rag soaked in some
gasoline at the intake to fuel the intake air in the event there is
too much air in the lines leaving a clean air compression. On a
compramised starter I have hooked 2 12V batts in series to give a 24V
spinn. But when it takes all that to start a diesel, you have fuel
and or piston ring/wall problems.

GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Andy Coleman"
wrote:
>
> Fellow Wanderlodgers:
>
> Today was an exciting day for me! I moved my 83' FC-35 10 feet
> forward and 10 feet back. First time it has moved since I started
> working on it a year ago.
>
> Now that I have air in the system again, I'm able to pull out my
> Perkins Generator. The last owner of my FC-35 started the geny with
> starting fluid.
>
> I was testing the geny battery today (it is quite dead). It looks
> like the previous owner installed a small car battery - it is way
too
> small for its holding clamps. I'm wondering if that is why he used
> starting fluid - the battery is too small to effectively pre-heat
the
> engine.
>
> Unfortunately, I have no owners or maintenance manual for my
Perkins.
>
> Does anybody know what size battery the manufacturer recommends for
> the Perkins?
>
> Also, I was going to change the oil with 15W-30 Rotella. Is this
the
> best oil to use?
>
> Finally, does anybody know a resource to find an owners manual for
the
> geny?
>
> Any assistance is greatly appreciated! I leave in 10 days for my
> rig's first big trip.
>
> Andy
> 83' FC-35
> Spring Lake Heights, NJ
>