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That look like its running on one cylinder. I'd check to make sure your valves are closed.

If the engine is staying cold you may get a little black smoke. How much black smoke are you getting? A little haze or rollin' coal? A short video of the exhaust would be good. Black smoke with low power suggests an issue with airflow in or out of the engine. Before you rebuilt the engine did...

Got to love a simple fix! :)

My 1081 is insured through progressive commercial.

Telephones can't capture those kinds of sounds well. The machines are coming together!

In case you'd like a reference for a good running 802. I just went over and shot this video of the one I have at the off grid property. This unit was recently load banked at 125% and did great.

I watched the auctions for like 3 years and finally got one last year. Its been a great addition to the stable of tools.

I've not bought a generator from the auctions in years. Its hard to buy one to resell and give someone a decent price. I can buy a brand new diesel generator with a warranty for what I see some of them going for at auction.

Then I think you found it. The more I look I see references to 100 amp and 50 amp under the same part number. lets see if I can remember that it’s a 50 amp. :)

That looks like it. Does the relay you have indicate it’s 50 amp or 100 amp? When I look at the part number the references I see indicate 100 amp.

That is a 100 amp rated relay with a 24v coil. Should be able to cross that over to something else that will fit. I did find a couple but they are over $250.

I appreciate the dialog here. I'm going to share my understanding. I hope its clear that I'm not trying to argue. Exchanging information is always an opportunity for everyone involved to maybe take something away from the conversation. Transformers and generators are fundamentally different...

These machines are built a bit different than normal civilian generators. The main thing that I would say is in their favor is they don't skimp on wire size on the load wiring. The generator heads are also heavier duty than a similar capacity civilian machine.

Congrats!

Actually, yes. I would like to see reference material that explains why neutral current is wasted energy.

I think we need to be careful saying that neutral current is wasted or does not do work. Neutral current is the result of the imbalance between the two split phases but neutral current does do work and is not wasted.

If the generators are being used for PRIME power its worth keeping the load balanced. For short term, emergency power use, don't worry about it. Run it like you need to. It won't really care from a health standpoint so long as you aren't overloading any single phase. You are correct that when...

Congrats. Have fun getting it going!

I use a little WD40 to get one to light off. Ether is fine too but I think wd40 is a little more gentle. Even if it doesn't start you'll see when it gets to the cylinders in the exhaust.

lets fix those other units!