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I don't have any fuel samples to check and am not familiar with algae or asphaltenes, but from what I heard algae has a organic stench and asphaltenes smells like crude or used engine oil, this stuff smelled like used oil.
Those pictures are from 2020, the current fuel is nice and clean.
The...
I couldn't find TMs, of course I'll have to look some more. I think that I found another pump, as this one is seized up and may not be rebuildable according to some, but I can't find anything on the shaft.
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Hello everyone. I have stumbled across this site a few times looking for information about GMC 302 rear main seals & related items to that engine. I'm now working on a John R Hollingsworth Generator that I need some help locating engine parts for and figured I'd sign up.
Fast forward to this past week and we have use for this thing again. I installed fresh batteries and tried to fire it up, no dice. It starts off of ether. I cracked the low pressure lines & the lift pump is pumping fuel. I cracked the lines to prime the injectors & nothing...
I decided to pull...
I have a 50s John Hollingsworth generator powered by a naturally aspirated Continental TD427.
We have used this generator a few times with small issues like mechanical oil pressure gauge line breaking & small issues like that. Then in early 2020 it quit starting, but would run on ether.
One of...