Hard Starting 1980 Kohler Generator

[Richard Hayden]

Gentlemen,
My last Wanderlodge was an '81 31' with the 12.5 kw Kohler diesel genset with a
Perkins engine and it had a single glow plug in the throat of the intake. When
preheated it would squirt a small amount of diesel into the intake and ignite it
going into the cylinders when start was attempted. The pre-heat was activated
by holding the stop switch down for about 15 to 30 seconds. My point is there
are not glow "plugs" but a single heater in the air intake.

Richard in Lake Stevens, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: Shawn Fountain
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Hard Starting 1980 Kohler Generator


Ralph checked it and he said no glow plugs.

----Original Message Follows----
From: Tom Warner >
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WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Hard Starting 1980 Kohler Generator
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:39:16 -0500

Are you sure you dont have glow plugs? My 1982 Perkins does. You
might want to check closer. They are on the side closest to the passenger.

Tom Warner
1982 FC35
Vernon center,NY

At 09:32 AM 11/2/2005, you wrote:
>My generator does not start at around 55 degrees or lower. If it is
>warm, the gen cranks right up. This model does not have glow plugs. If
>I plug in a 110 volt radiator heater, the gen starts right up after a
>couple of hours. Is this normal for this generator? If not, any
>recommendations on a fix? All fluids and filters are new, and
>injectors rebuilt summer before last.
>
>Related to this, has anyone used a propane engine heater? Or some 12
>volt engine heating system to help starting in cold weather?
>
>Tks,
>SDF
>Boulder 80FC35
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