Powertech Generator --engine not running right.

[davidkerryedwards]

That parking lot is pretty clean. You might try running it for a minute with
the filter
removed and see if you get enough air flow to solve the problem.

Kerry
82 FC 35
Denver


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson wrote:
>
> 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
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>