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@Scoobyshep thanks for parsing the link! @Rodburner That is more blow by than I would be comfortable with, but that may just be me. When you say that you applied load, how much load, and for how long? I think checking the valve lash might at least rule that out, and I would look for...

@Guyfang Thanks for helping the slow ones like me along! All the best, 2Pbfeet

Great point. I picked up a 10kW Comfort Zone scratch and dent for $60, including shipping. It took me maybe ten minutes to pop the dents out and bend a louver back into shape. I then probably spent another $40 adding some switches and a relay, to rewire it to make a series of loads 1650W, 3300W...

Und? What is the importance of the photo? I guess that I am missing something. Thanks! All the best, 2Pbfeet

@1FAST4 Thanks for the informative videos. So, it could be fuel starvation, but when I have experienced fuel starvation, the engine tends to start, run, then fade, and die, not fade and get better, and then fade and die. The three things that I have seen do fade, better, fade and die are a)...

+1 on SeaFoam. However, I think first things first. The tank is clean, right? No point in dissolving sludge to move the sludge farther into the engine. Folks have had intermittent running issues with debris that gets sucked into the inlet and partially or completely blocking the flow. I would...

DieselKleen contains a lubricity additive. Stanadyne has a purple "lubricity formula". I used to use Optilube summer + as it supposedly works well. If you leave your diesel stored for long periods of time, I would try to have full tanks, sealed as well as they can be, and I would add a...

Sorry! I wasn't intending to be obscure. I'm glad that you both got a laugh off it. More to the point, I hope that it fixes your problem! All the best, 2Pbfeet

😆 Thanks for the laugh. My thumbs don't need more exercise. That is a bit of a "have you stopped beating your wife yet?" question to me. If the breakers are sized appropriately, then yes! That's the point. Breakers and fuses are there to protect the wires at a minimum, and perhaps also the...

@Rodburner I would go ahead and use a 100A panel, even though you are unlikely to produce 50A of 120V load. Just use a 50A main breaker, if you can find one. Or use a50A RV hookup panel and feed a second panel with more circuits. I don't know if this helps, but the large loads that you...

Mouse pee is, sadly, wonderfully conductive. The fact that the dead crank switch isn't functional could be a blown switch, shorted switch, or perhaps a bad starter solenoid. Probably time to clean the mouse nest area carefully, and then start tracing wires and connections. I would start at the...

Yeah, that qualifies as unhappy silicon in my book. Ouch. @kloppk thanks for sharing the photo! All the best, 2Pbfeet

@Rodburner Congratulations! The voltage divisions are 4V/division so I think that the panel voltage display is well within expected values. I agree with @Guyfang's message above; you probably want to change the orientation of the exhaust elbows just to make sure they aren't toasting your...

You might try using the Onan part number 309-0717. $20 or so on the jungle site.

I think that was ok advice decades ago, but ATF, engines, and fuels have really changed. Old transmission fluid is not anywhere close to new transmission fluid as the properties have significantly changed, including friction additives, and lower detergent levels. I would only add a detergent...

If it were me, I might want to think about how much time I expected to be using the PTO for hydraulics compared to the cost and hassle of getting parts, installing a hydraulic tank, and plumbing it. For a few uses a day of crane, I'm not sure that for me a PTO pencils out compared to a bigger...

+1 on draining the tank, cleaning the whole tank out, wiping it clean, and starting over. In addition to the main seal, the fuel tank cap does have a vent in it that can let humidity and water in. BTW: that spring in the fuel filter and one of the associated two small o-rings are essential to...

That is a creative idea, but I'm not sure that you would be happy with it, give the GVWR on your truck. I think that the payload on your truck is/was around 2,890lbs, before adding/subtracting anything like swapping the beds. Pulling 1,900lbs off would leave you with less than 900lbs of payload...

Wow, I'm impressed that the break was so clean that it passed for being part of the flywheel!

I am with you 100% on simpler systems sometimes, and that's why I bought an MEP-803A. Think of getting it running like coding or troubleshooting electronics. One step at a time. Take your time and work through the troubleshooting guide in the manual. The military spent a lot of time and money...