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@Toolslinger that all sounds as if you are making great progress. Good luck in getting the unit back up to full service! All the best, 2Pbfeet

A dead short is a low resistance connection (short) between two conductors. After a lightning strike, I think that going over every single electrical connections is prudent. I would bear in mind that relays, contractors, and breakers have all been known to weld contacts shut, and between...

Yes, the trouble with a well sealed enclosure is what inevitably happens and water gets in. Everything is as strong as its weakest link. Personally, I think that the synchronization / transfer switches are located in a pretty harsh location (on a fender, out in the weather and road spray...

Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone here for their efforts to make and keep this place special. All the best, 2Pbfeet

That's great that you plan to keep a close on eye the generator. Running a diesel engine out of fuel is not great for the injection pump(s) as the injection pump relies on the diesel for lubrication. Being a very tight tolerance mechanical item, it doesn't take much to trash an injection pump...

That's a great first step, but there is still the connection at the end of that line (dirt, debris, scratch, etc.) for a possible site for a leak, and the pump itself. For the unit that I mentioned above, there were no bubbles in that line, they were getting in just at the connection to the...

And I would add the MOV, if yours doesn't have it already. (The blue item in @kloppk's post above. All the best, 2Pbfeet

FWIW: Those l70/l100s are prone to overfueling if there is air getting into the fuel line. 90% of the time it is an air leak on the suction side, and the air leaks can be hard to find because it doesn't take much air to mess things up. I had one that turned out to be a hairline crack on a fuel...

@Guyfang What about the fuel tank cap? Does it have an air vent in it that might be picking up water? All the best, 2Pbfeet

For what you need it for, I would second the phase converter suggestion, but not a rotary phase converter, a VFD, which for 15A will weigh about 7lbs and be 12"x6x"x6". E.g. https://www.amazon.com/HKS-Variable-Frequency-Controller-Converter/dp/B09HZVZSGL/ If you buy something that isn't the...

Congratulations on fixing the issue! If you have fuel quality issues at the site, you might consider using a Racor style filter unit with a clear bowl. If you have concerns about pressure loss across the filter, I would go up a size or two, which also gives the filter more capacity. All the...

Thanks for clarifying that. My apologies, I have only seen the large military RO, Reverse Osmosis, systems. That looked like a small US civilian style transformer to me. All the best, 2Pbfeet

Which picture? I must have missed an RO photo... All the best, 2Pbfeet

Better to drain the tank now when you have time and control, than later when you might not. I would suggest that as this generator is new to you, while you are changing the tank nuts, check for debris, slime, and crud in the tank, and wipe the inside clean. No sense in washing crud into your...

+1 on this. Mine has @kloppk's regulator as well because it is better. It is based around a very very respected and bullet proof digital regulator design that is used across the power generation industry. Kurt has made it very simple to drop into an MEP by bringing out controls that are specific...

They are a standard, albeit uncommon stock item, dash size 202. https://www.mcmaster.com/#9464K118 The bowl takes two. All the best, 2Pbfeet

215V should be within the generally acceptable range for EU voltages per the IEC, IIRC. (215/230=93%, which is within the -10%, +10% general specification. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60038) ) 55Hz, not so much, but unless you are trying to run analog clocks or certain motors, most items...

Sorry to hear. I think three weeks has to pass before the USPS will issue a tracking request that will send someone out in the warehouse to try and find it, but you have to ask them to do so. All the best, 2Pbfeet

I would not sweat the wet stacking as long as you periodically load the generator. That said, I do not think it is a great idea to run a diesel with little to no load, and I would look at batteries to provide low power support. Is this off-grid, or for emergency use? If it were me, and it is...

Me, too. I really dislike dealing with corroded or heat bonded bolts or glow plugs. I'll take any tool that I can get. Thanks @Scoobyshep for the tip! All the best, 2PbFeet