Powertech Generator --engine not running right.

[Pete Masterson]

Yesterday and again today, the Powertech 15kw generator started
acting up. The problem seems to be the Kubota diesel engine. The
exhaust is black and sooty and the engine isn't putting out full
power (noted that the voltage had dropped down to 100 vac from the
usual 120 vac)

I changed the air filter last summer -- solving a sooty exhaust
problem (without any loss of power) at that time, but this seems more
serious. A couple of weeks ago, I started the generator, I thought
perhaps, prematurely without allowing the glow plugs to run long
enough as the engine was clearly stumbling and not running on all
cylinders.

Looking at the engine, it appears that on injector has been replaced
(from the look of the paint, etc.) so the engine may have had
problems in the past.

I'll call Powertech tomorrow, but I'd appreciate any thoughts anyone
may care to offer.

Pete Masterson
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
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On the road at Denver Colorado