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The term you are looking for is "interlock" (it also says it on the interlock in your picture)

You might want to do something other than the brass fitting there, as most brass fittings are only low pressure rated, which is to say 1200 psi max pressure (on the high pressure ones) or less (as low as 250 psi depending on type). Earlier pumps had max output pressure of 1,450 psi, newer ones...

Some appliances will do that, but some won't. A lot of the cheaper modern electronics don't like anything other than being right at 60hz. These military generators have a lot cleaner sine wave than a lot of civilian units do, so electronics shouldn't be an issue as long as you are close.

it won't hurt the generator to have the voltage up a little bit. There are voltage drop calculators online that will tell you the expected amount of voltage drop using what size cable/length cable/load and stuff like that, but general rule of thumb is 5% at the furthest electrical access point...

If the TM covers more than 1 specific model, then each model will have a different UOC. UOC stands for "Use On Code", so if the parts list has say 3 different options for part number 41 on a diagram, each of those different part 41 will have a different UOC, showing which model it goes with. In...

I'm not really up to speed on how the ignition is wired, but it sounds like the power you are connected to is wired through the neutral safety switch.

So thinking about this a little more, if it's doing this when it's just the service and not service headlights, the short would need to be in: the horn circuit before the horn (or possibly the horn itself is shorted out) the wiring from the switch to the turn signal box (or is it possible the...

I believe the horn is also controlled by the headlight switch, as it's only functional in the service settings, the button in the horn completes the circuit to ground, so there is a wire going to the horn that is always live in service mode. There is always the chance that something in that...

Side note, at least on the civilian side of things, I've noticed a lot of inverter generators don't like high surge loads, they just can't respond fast enough for the peak current and the electronics trip, where a non-inverter generator might still handle it because of the additional rotating...

If you have some old used motor oil that's been sitting for a long time for the particulates to settle out, or you can run it through a filter (like 5 micron or less) it will turn the fuel black. It won't matter what color it started as. Yes, dyed off road fuel is everywhere, $10k fine per...

Around here the stickers say things like B2, B5 or B20, or higher numbers up to B100, but that's the biodiesel blend not ethanol. Ethanol is strictly for gasoline in my area. Fortunately I can get ethanol free gasoline at a few local pumps because we're near the water and ethanol fuel sucks...

I've mostly heard of ATF being used to help free up sticking injectors, because of the amount of detergents in it, though I can see it cleaning the pump as well. Not sure about it's effect on seals.

Umm, E85 is an 85% ethanol 15% gasoline blend (anywhere from 51% ethanol to 83% actually, based on climate) , not to be used in Diesel engines for any reason. The biggest issue with the loss of sulfur in fuel is that sulfur causes seals to swell, when it was removed a lot of pumps started...

The sulfur did act as a lubricant in older fuel systems, so I won't say it's a bad idea to use some type of additive, but there are still plenty of vehicles out on the road that have done hundreds of thousands of miles on them since the introduction of ULSD. They do add some lubricity enhancers...

I thought it was the same 2" pipe threads they're still using today on the inside of the scepter cans. The old nozzles work just fine in either type that I've seen, unless they changed something. I know the old expansion types work for either, I just figured the inside threads are the same as...

yeah, I know the feeling. If you're going to tear it apart, that's the best time to make upgrades. Also not a bad idea to throw out questions to this crowd. Unlike a lot of forums, we're pretty laid back and won't jump all over someone for asking a new idea, unless of course there are already...

2 stroke oil and many of the additives may give slight benefits to the fuel, and if you use a good quality one you're unlikely to do any harm, but there isn't really much need to treat fuel unless you have a good reason to. One example is in very cold climates adding anti-gel additives may be...

Hopefully if you don't get power back by the end of the year your wife learns to adapt to the reality of living on generator power and doesn't try to run every appliance at the same time again, but as long as the fluid levels are good she's unlikely to do any actual damage to the generator with...

you say you are getting fuel in the return lines from the injectors, have you cracked the line at an injector to see if there is any fuel getting to it or not? If you know for certain there is a glow plug problem, I'd fix that first so you aren't trying to fix multiple issues on the engine at...

I know it was just to run them down, but using a 1/2" impact gun with reducers to 3/8" then down to 1/4" drive sockets for both removing and installing small bolts just seems like a bad idea to show people. You'll always end up with that one guy snapping off bolts because he wasn't careful.