Urgent Perkins Geny Questions...

[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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