ENCLOSING THE PERKINS/GENSET COMPARTMENT

[martingregg598]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "robertnloomas"
wrote:
>John Finn, AWESOME, you and your helpers are artist and craftsman.
I also do my own work and modifications, I can only hope that
someday I will be as good as you guy.
Marty 95 BMC

> --- 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
> >
>