Napa Part numbers?

[Pete Masterson]

The 'water' warning shows up on the generator panel above the
entrance door. A light comes on plus a screeching alarm noise. (Sure
does get your attention!) See photo at <http://homepage.mac.com/
aeonix1/> The photo is called 95lxi4238.jpg. (Note, this is a dealer
photo .. I've never seen the unbalanced load showing on the gauges.)

Since the panel covers the amps and volts being output by the
generator, polarity, and safeline, I can only assume that the alarm
refers to the generator. (Another hint is that the alarm immediately
stopped once the generator was turned off.) There is another "water
in fuel" alarm on the dashboard for the engine.

I can only guess how the alarm is triggered as I can't find any sign
of a sensor by the generator fuel filter (a spin-on type).

Yes, you would think that water would show up else where ... but the
Racor seems to catch the water at the engine ... and I've flushed it
a couple of times through the bottom valve (which is supposed to
allow any water to drain out). I haven't spent any time under the
coach (yet) and haven't checked for water in the main fuel tank. The
other water in fuel alarms have been silent.

I would guess that small quantities of water could accumulate in the
generator fuel filter over time and eventually build up to the point
where it is an issue. Meanwhile, water finding its way to the engine
would be captured and drained from the Racor.

BTW, thanks for the numbers. It was a 'slam dunk' at the Napa store
today. No joy, however, on the Air Filter. It's a real freak. (Napa
suggested contacting the manufacturer.)

I did discover that the Air Filter is a Donaldson DuraLite disposable
air filter. When I pulled the filter off the engine, the label was
facing downward. As luck would have it, the stock number was under
the band that holds the filter in place --- and it is completely
obliterated by the vibration-caused wear. It is important to note
that this air filter is quite different from the one described and
pictured in the manual.

I eventually found a sticker down low on the curbside front of the
engine that listed some filter numbers. It suggested a Donaldson ECC
5002. Upon researching the Donaldson web site, it appears that the
ECC 5002 might now be an ECC C65002 -- or it's very similar. (These
are disposable air filters that include the complete housing (made of
plastic) rather than an internal, replaceable cartridge.)

I will continue the search for a new air filter ... or a substitute.
I was able to find an airflow rating of 108 to 162 CFM for the C65002
filter, so I may be able to find a substitute.

Pete Masterson
aeonix1@...
'95 Bluebird Wanderlodge WBDA 42'
El Sobrante, CA




On Sep 12, 2006, at 1:39 PM, Leroy Eckert wrote:

> Pete:
> Water in fuel alarm. Hmm. I don't have one of those on the
> genset filter. If you had water there one would think you might
> have water in the tank and it would show up elsewhere. I sent you
> the filter numbers I use on the Kubota. Is that where your warning
> originates?
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40
> Niceville, FL
>



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