Brush gobbler

[Scott Forman]

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.
> >
>