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Also check the volt adjustment knob. With engine off, turn knob back and forth with electronic cleaner to clean up contact inside.

Your solar charger could also be causing your problem. Battery disconnects have a lot of positives, but also have some negatives. If you have a bad or leaking battery it won't help. It would cover up a leaky diode in the alternator. If the diode keeps getting worse and probably will, it will...

could also use a small 24 volt bulb instead a of a meter. Some meters have a max of milliamps or just a few amps, using a small bulb could protect your meter. If there is current flow (bulb can just glow red) then disconnect alternator wires and test again. If no current flow, then it is the...

Also Check air filter, you may remove this long enough to check this if you are running in a clean area without dust or anything else that could be sucked in. I normally run a fresh rebuild up to 75% for the first hour before running 100%, but that's just me.

Install a mechanical pressure gauge to find out if the problem is electrical or mechanical.

Yes I think most of us here know about using oil instead of diesel for lubing the gasket. I just put that there for someone that might not know.

PDF would be nice

I have found that using the filter wrench with the metal ring works better than the strap wrench, and putting it at the end of the filter that is attached will help keep the filter from collapsing. Not always able to do that because of the way filters are mounted. Another thing that helps on...

No sleeves in this engine. Imo the block needs to be replaced. A crack in the cylinder means it is distorted. Could it be fixed? Imo no.

Blow in insulation from the outside. If brick or stucco it should still be doable from the inside, but would require more work. Sealing leaks and insulating are excellent investments. Do it yourself and payback could be 1 year.

Looks like their are 2 different models. One is AC/DC with a throttle cable and the other is AC only. Hatz diesels imo are great engines. Check out this post "https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?98890-The-Magic-Smoke". Magnets came loose from rotor.

813 is 400Hz. Do not get this unless you have a special purpose. In the civilian world the only thing this can be used for is resistive loads only. Can not be hooked up to any inductive load.

How long would be your normal usage? Hours at a time, days at a time or weeks or more? Imo the shorter time of usage the more you can use some load managment to help keep costs down. With that a 803a or 003a should be okay, they put out 52 amps at 240 volts. An 802a or 002a only put 26 amps at...

I think I would mount the switch on the top of the box instead of the inside and forget the heat sink, the top of the box will act as a heat sink. Mounted as is, it could melt the wires with no air moving. Another way for audio warning would be to hook up a 120 volt buzzer or piezo, one...

Good idea and nice work. How about adding a piece of heat resistant insulation inside the box fastened to the door, that should increase its efficiency some. Also using an insulated blanket (like the ones used to cover rapid cure concrete which are weather resistant) to wrap the entire generator.

Here in Iowa if you have a piece of equipment that the main use is off road and it is permanently mounted on a trailer, it does not need to be licensed to go on the road. It's called "Special Mobile Equipment". A generator mounted to the front of a flat bed that could be used to haul other...

Essential Lube works good for freeing things up if left to soak long enough. After you get it running put at least an 8000 watt load on it and let it run for several hours then change oil and filter while still hot.

If it is tough to turn over, remove the starter and use a prybar on the flywheel teeth. This provides a lot of torque so don't get too carried away. When it starts to move, stop and turn in the other direction. keep doing this until you can turn it a complete turn. I too would try to salvage the...