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That sucks. Hope you can find something to get you going again.

As easy as the pumps are to disassemble and clean by hand, I'd recommend doing that. Getting them out of the machine is the hardest part. Do NOT use anything abrasive to clean them. Lots of clean rags and some carb cleaner is all you need. You want to avoid scratching any of the internal...

Pretty normal dissimilar metals type corrosion. Waterpump is a good guess on source. I had one come through with some serious cooling system issues. The coolant had jelled. I did a couple of plain water flushes then ran some cooling system cleaner through ti. When I rinsed it out, everything...

I thought about using the TIG. I'll need to practice a bit to get my heat control dialed in. I have some brazing rods.

Well crap. I've confirmed the wire is brazed and not soldered on there. I don't have the appropriate torch setup for that. :(

Going to see if I can repair this thing. The wire was jacked up sideways and twisted between the starter and solenoid which looks to have pulled all the slack out of it. I think that is the root cause of the problem. The wire looks plenty long to get back on the tab and reach the solenoid...

I'm working on a 831 that needs a starter. I have a couple of parts machines and can pull one if necessary but I was going to see if anyone has a source for one that isn't $350. I can find the 12v versions of the starter all day for like $60 but the 24v version is stupid expensive. I get...

The old tractor can still get the work done. Two at a time. :D When I need to move the 831 around the neighborhood during an outage.

Priority parts in my opinion are filters, fluids, and a selection of all the rubber stuff - Belts and hoses. Fuel pump. fuel leaks are what I find most the common problem on these machines. if you run the machine a lot then I would recommend having a water pump. They tend to start failing...

gotcha. Was going to say you could drop by anytime you needed a hand but that is a good ways away.

I hope so! :D I expect he will be along soon to help. Where are you located in Virginia?

I'll tell you what I'm NOT doing with mine today in near 100 degree heat.. ANYTHING! :ROFLMAO:

+1, check your voltages and frequency in the house. Don't blindly trust the meters on the generator.

On the plus side I bet its clean as a whistle inside! :D

As the oil runs its viscosity drops. If you know its going to be days more of running then do an oil change with thicker oil. More than anything as soon as the critical event is over you need to get to the bottom of the oil pressure problem. Could be something as simple as a partially stuck...

Yea, RVs are horribly inefficient for heating and cooling. I lived full time in a 35' rig while my house was being built and the power consumption of the RV in summer rivaled my 1650 sq/ft house!

Putting diodes in parallel is not good practice. You can have uneven current distribution across the group which can over stress one relative to the others. Its best to use a single higher current diode.

We went through 2 open frame generators here at home during an ice storm that took out power for about 10 days. Engines failed on both. Both brand new. I've not had one of the military units fail mechanically. I've had them spring fuel leaks but thats the worst that has happened. One of the...

I think most items that would be affected to the point of concern have gone out of favor (analog radio and TV being ones that come to mind). I know there are concerns with running sensitive medical equipment on low quality power. All I could say is to follow the manufacturers advice with that...

The 1040 is the current model.