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He helped me out with something halfway across the country, up and above the call. Thanks for being 'one of the good ones' in the world!

Well being a brushless head, there should be no mechanical reasons on that side (unless there is something failing... but you would know pretty quickly if so) so its probably air or fuel related. The beauty of diesels... only so many issues can cause poor running.

Well you might want to check your input feed lines for ice buildup too, especially when you note the issue often occurs with cold starts too.

When was the last time you drained or changed out the water fuel seperator, or primary fuel filter? Do you filter your fuel before it goes into the machine, to remove excess water?

Its a function of cost and availaiblity... the latter being the bigger hurdle. Just not a whole lot of them out there.

Here is a DIY load bank setup that you can adjust and break down as needed (1) https://teamequip.com/genpro-gillette-cg03-01f-universal-military-electrical-distribution-spider-box-for-military-generators-120-240-volts-out/#mz-expanded-view-1248727738663 (*it has a make offer function, I bet...

Did you replace the water pump? I wonder if you have a pulley shaft that's out of round, and its causing the belt to walk? Under any other scenario, I don't know how it would walk like that if the pulleys are aligned. Can you get a straight edge in the machine and confirm both pulley faces are...

Well for coolant gauges you have a couple options (stock depending). This is a drop in replacement, but will read 15-20* higher than reality (though that has no effect on the coolant overtemp sensor which will still work properly if its too hot)...

Sorry to derail your thread

The enclosure and relay area is super clean on this one... some missing paint on the engine, but otherwise real clean. So clearly this thing was somewhere nice, run like a creampuff. I hope it runs when Im done, instead of having to go back in because a valve is hung up with garbage.

By the looks of it, I assume a CO tasked it solely with charging a battery powered toothbrush its entire 500 run hours.

How's this pig look?? The cinder block pile is just what I got out of the manifold. The muffler is noticeably heavier than normal.

I have had exactly (1) 80X machine run away from me in all the years, and it was due to a spring failure that hooks to the governor assembly. Its definitely scary.

Are you 100% sure you assembled the pumps right? The barbs all the way to the tubes will not do that. Did you mess with the throttle stops so the machine can rev significantly higher than 1800 rpm? You should have been able to manually manipulate the fuel stop solenoid closed to cut off the fuel...

Well they could choose to ignore me like my teenagers do :ROFLMAO:

I don't want to volunteer them, but I think @kloppk and @cbisson have some knowledge about solar and gensets.

One thing to think about too... if they are already at the stage of utility shutdowns, whose to say they wont have some sort of restriction on the use of generators in private hands during these same times? Overreach is governments middle name.

If you are happy with the air cooled platform, which you clearly are, wait and find what you want. I would absolutely consider a non grid tie system as listed above, to supplement what you already have. Especially if you live in a fire prone area. Anything tied to the grid will be an issue in...

Well you can either find shorter J hooks, use a universal bolt down battery holder, or find some length of threaded rod and put a washer and lock nut on the side sticking out of the J hook cutout, and cut to length to use with the stock brackets at the back edge of the battery. Few ways to skin...

There are three basic manuals for the complete genset, ending -10, -24, and -24P. Do you know the use of each? Just this key detail will greatly aid in answering any question you might have... where to look first.