Recent content by rickf

Throw your main breaker off in the house, Real world no power.

Have you pulled out the original one to see if it is nothing more that the magnets stuck to the pipe?

Did you run into Rick Pewe there? He has done that run for many years and is one of the foremost authorities on flattie four wheeling.

Google search for "Military PE-95 generator manuals" and I got a lot of hits for manuals. I am not familiar with the WWII sets so I don't know what I am looking at.

Is this what you are looking for? https://media.greenmountaingenerators.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/02031912/TM-11-904-PE-95-A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-Generator-Militry-Manual.pdf

Unlock and turn. The button disconnects the mechanism and is used to quickly push in to idle. Not something you want to do in this machine. So, turn counterclockwise to increase speed/frequency and clockwise to decrease. Do NOT use the button Once you have it set then turn the lock.

Did you adjust the frequency control or the small voltage knob on the control panel? What you needed to adjust was the engine speed, that sets frequency.

By "flex Pipe" Ray is not talking about that old stuff we used on our cars. This is what he means, it just goes between the factory pipe and your extension. It absorbs vibrations. The iron pipe will need to be supported at the connection to the flex...

Nice enclosure but it is going to put exhaust right against the house. Very good chance of CO Poisoning in the house. If you have to leave it there be SURE to install CO detectors in the house.

So basically you test generator and heat the house at the same time. Maybe build another one with an AC units for the summer.

Have you pulled the head yet? Need to find out what bent the pushrods before throwing a ton of money at it.

You mentioned you replaced ONE pump? Did you manage to get that other one bent back straight? I would do the test Lucky is mentioning and if one is hanging up that bent one would be the one I pull.

Seems to me that is inviting an oil leak from a worn through pushrod tube. I would space it away from the tube using a feeler gauge to get the exact same on each one. You only need a few thousandths clearance to prevent abrasion.

Do not try to hook up one 12 volt charger to both batteries at once, You will let out a lot of magic smoke from the charger! What you can do is get a marine charger that is set up for multiple battery banks.

I have been following this since the first post and I have noticed that said there was smoke coming from the generator head. Granted the injectors were part of the problem but you might want to try to see where that smoke came from without starting it back up and letting the rest of the magic...