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Each button will move the timing 1/2 mark on the wheel. Does it look like pointer has been moved or bent? Its a pretty accurate reading so that pointer needs to be dead on the money. If your not sure you should pull the valve cover and put a dial indicator on it to make sure all is correct. The...

a 1/8" drill bit in the hole on the pump will catch in the groove on the gear. also nothing removes old diesel gum and varnish like lacquer thinner. i would put some in a squirt bottle and run it through all your lines to make sure nothing is clogged. if your having problems with the injectors...

if its shutting down after that timeframe then its getting too hot prob from too much fuel. you will need to pull the injectors and prob the pump. disassemble the pump to make sure all is good inside and clean any gummed up parts with some lacquer thinner. run some lacquer thinner through the...

Haha wow dan, where is that junk pile?

I replied to your question about the serial number. Panel bonding adhesive is used in non structural repairs in autobody. Mainly sheetmetal bodywork not frames or anything like that. Once bonded you would literally destroy the metal trying to get it apart. The angle iron would need to be welded...

Hey Kevin good thing about the ask enclosures are they are all flat sheet metal panels with just bends. If anything is real rusty and you have sheet metal, a break and some minor metal working tools it can be easily repaired. You can cut the bad sections out flange the edge with a clanging tool...

I see, you uploaded the pics to your profile in an album rather that posting them to the thread. From the pictures I don't see anything abnormal there. Exhaust looks right.

hey lucky, almost everything that can be purchased by the average consumer is overrated or overstated somehow. all marketing bs that i find irritating. i got a feel for pf now and how that all works. my main confusion originally was the ammeter gauge. i could still be wrong but after the...

A 1 1/4" iron 45deg elbow is about right for the exhaust. Maybe some pictures of what you have would help. Maybe someone did some messing around to the exhaust. What you describe sounds like there is an ASK enclosure around it.

this has been a very educational thread. thanks again to 3jim and steely

Wow this is some heavy stuff lol. Funny, i worked at a large yacht co for about 7 years as an assistant to the elec engineer and i dont ever remember any of this ever coming up even when dealing with the generators on the boats. Thanks for yhe link jim. Later tonight when im done work ill give...

Hey thanks steely for taking the time to explain all that!!

Thats a super explaination steely. That makes it easier to understand what is happening there. Not to drag this out but i find this interesting. Concerning the meter, say the pf is not 1 and the load is wasting power. The gen has to put out more to make the load operate which in turn uses up...

Thanks Jim

That is some really good info Jim. Thanks to you and steely for sharing. I'll have to do a little reading now on pf to educate myself a little more on it. So another question, is the ammeter on the gen just a regular analog ammeter like the clamp on one i have with a gauge face printed in % of...

thats interesting. You would think if there was say 45 amps on the legs that the meter would read the same no matter what its powering. Im not to bad with elec but never had to deal with pf or alot of elec theory.

Ok so basically what your saying is depending on what is drawing the power it will make a difference in how accurate the ammeter on the gen reads?

Ok i picked up a clamp on meter. Its not a real high dollar one and varies a bit depending i on the location of the cable through the loop but assuming this thing is correct, average its giving me a reading of about 55amps and its showing only 95% load on the meter on the generator. If my calc...

Haha i know i know!! Ive always done good with my trusty fluke dmm .....until i started messing with generators lol.

Yeah ill dig up an ammeter maybe tomorrow and check it out.