Brush gobbler

[Gregory OConnor]

What is an exciter ring? Between the ExciterRing and the swaybar
threads "porpoising", I'm lost.

GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman"
<sforman@...> wrote:
>
> No, I am pretty handy but this level of work is beyond my
capability
> right from the beginning...I have no way to get the Genset out of
the
> coach.
>
> I am a bad example for costs, because the shop that services my
coach
> is owned by a close friend...he gives me parts at cost and greatly
> reduced labor rates. That being said, it was 16 hours of labor
and
> $136 (at cost) in parts. You should be able to estimate your cost
> based on your local hourly shop rates since the parts are
insignificant.
>
> This is the narrative from my shop invoice:
> Complaint: Generator not making electricity. Cause: Exciter ring
and
> brushes bad. Correction: Drained coolant and disconnected
radiator
> hoses. Disconnected A/C wires and control box. Removed gen set
from
> coach. Removed engine from cradle. Dissassembled generator.
Removed
> armature from engine. Removed end bearing. Replaced exciter
ring.
> Installed new end bearing. Installed armature on engine.
Assembled
> generator. Put engine in cradle and installed in coach.
Connected
> wires, fuel lines, and rad hoses. Filled cooling system and bled
air.
> Cranked engine, okay. 120v A/C from both lugs at no load. Put
load on
> generator and let run to check out, okay.
>
> Hope this helps
> Scott
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
> wrote:
> >
> > Scott, did you do this work yourself? If not, would you might
sharing
> > a rough dollar figure as to what I should expect when I start
calling
> > generator repair shops?
> >
> > -Ryan
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 5:01 AM, Scott Forman <sforman@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I went for option three, as it had the lowest price and fewest
> > > potential headaches. Now it is basically a brand new "old
> > > technology" generator which should last another 20 years just
like
> > > the first one did.
> > >
> >
>