Powertech Generator --engine not running right.

[Pete Masterson]

I considered the altitude. I had a bit of black smoke when I was
through here last year when I bought the coach ... but this is a
_lot_ more black smoke. I was getting some while in Texas -- some
3000 ft lower elevation.

I'll swap the air filter (I have a spare on board) and see if that
helps.

Pete Masterson
aeonix1@...
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42'
Sitting in the Camping World parking lot in Denver waiting for an AC
service in the morning...




On Jun 5, 2007, at 6:32 PM, davidkerryedwards wrote:

> 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
>>
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