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As others said, you can step up to the next breaker size.
However, unless there is some reason you need every single watt of power continuously, using a 30 amp breaker should work just fine.
Pretty much all breakers are the thermo trip type, which means they have to heat up before they will...
yeah, I found the part number for the longer bracket in the ECV parts manual (12460273), going to order that instead of the one on there. I figure even if the longer one doesn't work for some reason, I can use a torch to twist the existing one into shape so it's more flat (out of the truck; I...
I see a spacer in the parts breakdown image that looks pretty big, but no part number for it. Also not seeing how/where it would fit on here, as there is no free space at all between the mounting tabs and the bracket spacer. My UOC os NNN.
Later in the parts manual there is a spacer/washer...
Not seeing any cracks or anything.
That's the part number for the rear bracket that is already on my truck. I think mine is slightly twisted as it's holding the remains of the stud at a slight angle, so I'll order a replacement just to be sure.
When I first got the truck(m1123, 200 amp generator) the stud on the exhaust that holds the rear generator bracket was sheared, and a couple of the front bolts were loose.
It started making noise again, so I checked, and the exhaust stud is sheared again, and at least one of the front bracket...
your truck is an early one, so it will be the 10" and 10k rated stuff.
You can get the parts straight from AM General, but they're marked at around $550 each for the calipers.
For $50 each you can buy the rebuild kits and do the rebuild yourself. Not all that complicated if you are...
For the circuit box, unless it is an interlock that only allows one either the main breaker, or the generator feed breaker to be closed, not both. Without some sort of a physical lock of some type that only allows either the gen or the utility to be connected at the time it isn't legal. Just...
I came up with another reason why using a 3k on 240 wired to the house might be a bad idea.
Load balancing.
In 120V only mode, you have 3kw of power through that one circuit.
In 120/240 mode, that 120V power is now separated into 2 1500 watt circuits.
So to use my example above with hair dryer...
Get either a generator interlock kit installed, or a sub panel for generator use.
What others posted, saying that you can kill linemen if wired incorrectly, is 100% true. Linemen HAVE been killed by homeowners incorrectly wiring in generators. Backfeeding it into the house through a dryer...
I have no idea why it's like that.
Maybe they had different sets of serial numbers set aside for different series of trucks, or just had a bunch set aside for upfitting of some type that didn't get taken care of until later, so the serial number and delivery dates are out of order compared to...
From what I've seen, every truck gets sent to rebuild at 10 years, then disposed of at 20 years.
If the truck is over 10 years old, it was likely rebuilt.
Another clue is if the date on the data plate doesn't match up serial number with the correct year (or very close to it) that it should have...
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