ENCLOSING THE PERKINS/GENSET COMPARTMENT

[robertnloomas]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "John"
wrote:

John You could also install a residential quit muffler that help
with the noise on mine.
Bob Loomas 1985 PT 36
>
> One of the things that I wanted to do was to see if I could reduce
> the sound level of my Perkins genset. I had already added a
squirrel
> cage fan and eliminated the grill opening in the door, but it
still
> had a lot of noise yet. The next thing I did was to re-insulate
the
> compartment and that reduced the sound some more, but I wanted to
go
> further with the sound reduction, so I added two panels to the
back
> side of the generator compartment effectively closing the area
back
> there by 75%.
>
> The real test will be during the summer months when the genset is
> under full load and the temperature is very hot, but right now in
70°
> weather it runs just fine.
>
> You can see my plans and how I accomplished this
modification,there
> are three pages to this modification, so be sure to click on the
next
> at the right of each page to see the next one, start by going to;
>
> http://www.pbase.com/iamflagman/image/54104606
>
> I will compare this modification with other similar gensets at
Maxton
> and that will tell if the effort paid off or not.
>
> "REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001"
> John Finn
> '82 35FCRB
> BLUEBIRD WANDERLODGE
> TO VISIT THE "FINN'S INN EXPRESS" REMODELING ADVENTURE
> GO TO;
> http://www.pbase.com/image/24977457
> ALSO VISIT THE:
> Wanderlodge Owners Group Forum
> http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/wanderlodge/
> '66 SUPERIOR / IH 392 GAS V8 32' PUSHER "FOR SALE"
> SEE THE OLD COACH AT:
> http://www.pbase.com/image/26052733
> HOPKINS, SOUTH CAROLINA
>