Powertech Generator --engine not running right.

[Gregory OConnor]

Pete, the electric fan that cools the radiator creates major dust.
Good filters choak up fast. when you run a diesel rich for a period
of time, it is always a good idea to change the oil.

GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa

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