Powertech Generator --engine not running right.

[Pete Masterson]

Kerry,

Thanks ... I just put on a new filter, and the genny is back to
normal. Voltage is up to 127 on my multimeter -- the exhaust is
slightly black -- and _that_ I attribute to the altitude. I must have
encountered more dust along the way than I thought.

Pete Masterson
aeonix1@...
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42'
Sitting in a Camping World parking lot for the night in Denver Colorado.




On Jun 5, 2007, at 8:35 PM, davidkerryedwards wrote:

> 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
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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