Powertech Generator --engine not running right.

[davidkerryedwards]

Black exhaust is overfueling. This could equal underairing. I'd check the air
filter again to
see if it is clean. The other factor to consider is the elevation. Denver air
is thin enough
that unless the engine has an altitude compensator of some kind, you may be
running rich
simply due to the elevation.
Diesels Only on West Alameda is a good shop if it turns out you need mechanical
service.

Kerry
82 FC 35
Denver

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson wrote:
>
> 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
> aeonix1@...
> On the road at Denver Colorado
>