Followup Powertech 15kw cooling fan

[Curt Sprenger]

Pete,
Glad all worked out for you. The shop knew what to do with the unit, for the
better. See ya in a few days at our Buellton rally.

On 9/24/07, Pete Masterson wrote:
>
> Just got the fan and motor back from the service center. Hooked up
> the wires, tightened the screws, turned on the generator, and the fan
> started right up.
>
> Bay Area prices seem to be involved -- just about double the Anaheim
> price. $320 at Koffler Electrical Mechanical Apparatus Repair, Inc.
> Included a new motor (GE brand with sealed bearings), clean/paint
> housing, rebalance the fan, new capacitor.
>
> I note when I took the fan housing off the radiator that there was a
> small bit of dust piled up on the radiator. A thorough wash down with
> the garden hose cleared out the accumulation. (But it was pretty
> minor and not the cement-like oily dirt that accumulates on the
> engine radiator.)
>
> Tomorrow, I change the generator oil and filter. (Oboy!)
>
> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> El Sobrante CA
> aeonix1@...
>
> On Sep 16, 2007, at 6:15 PM, Pete Masterson wrote:
>
> > Indeed, it sounds much the same. I like this idea. I'll check around
> > for a similar shop in this area.
> >
> > ===============================================
> > Pete Masterson
> >
> > On Sep 16, 2007, at 3:57 PM, Curt Sprenger wrote:
> >
> >> Pete,
> >>
> >> If your gen. fan set up is the same as on the 87 PT, which looks
> >> like the
> >> fan unit for the house furnace, take the whole unit out and take it
> >> to a
> >> motor shop (AAA Electric Motors in Anaheim is where I took ours). I
> >> paid
> >> $158.58 for a new motor, clean/paint the housing, new fan/
> >> balancing, new
> >> capacitor.
> >>
> >>
> >> On 9/16/07, ronmarabito2002 >
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I replaced my fan motor a year ago. You can purchase a
> >>> replacement at
> >>> any good appliance repair company. It is a 220v motor. You might
> >>> have to modify the rubber mountings in the brackets. It is difficult
> >>> to remove the fan from the shaft. Soak it well and place the fan on
> >>> wood blocks so you can knock the motor shaft out of the fan.
> >>>
> >>> When you replace it, make sure to balance the motor & fan. There are
> >>> small metal clips on the fan blades used to balance it.
> >>>
> >>> R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
> >>>
> >>> --- In
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > >>> 40yahoogroups.com>,
> >>> Pete Masterson
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Just got back from a trip to Oregon. The cooling fan on my
> >>>> Powertech
> >>>> generator seems to have quit working.
> >>>>
> >>>> In the few days before the failure, I was noticing a very serious
> >>>> (but transient) amperage draw on leg one accompanied by dimmed
> >>>> lights
> >>>> in the coach. These lasted from one-two seconds up to about 10
> >>>> seconds (infrequently). At first, I suspected one of the AC
> >>>> units --
> >>>> but the problem didn't occur on shore power.
> >>>>
> >>>> Finally, the generator would run for 20 minutes or so -- then just
> >>>> quit-- with the water temp gauge showing a high temperature. After
> >>>> allowing an hour of so for cool down, the generator would start
> >>>> up --
> >>>> and run for awhile until the temperature got too high again.
> >>>>
> >>>> The water is full up (as it has been). Oil is OK -- and so on.
> >>>>
> >>>> However, the fan simply doesn't cycle on.
> >>>>
> >>>> I searched the archives -- but there don't seem to be specific
> >>>> discussions of what to do when the fan simply doesn't work. (I'm
> >>>> guessing I have to replace the fan motor.)
> >>>>
> >>>> Any comments and suggestions where to get a replacement fan motor?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Pete Masterson
> >>>> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> >>>> El Sobrante CA
> >>>> aeonix1@...
> >>>>
> >>>>
>
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>



--
Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, CA


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