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@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

What have you tried to diagnose the low oil pressure fault? All the best, 2Pbfeet

@Scoobyshep thanks for parsing the link! @Rodburner That is more blow by than I would be comfortable with, but that may just be me. When you say that you applied load, how much load, and for how long? I think checking the valve lash might at least rule that out, and I would look for...

@Guyfang Thanks for helping the slow ones like me along! All the best, 2Pbfeet

Great point. I picked up a 10kW Comfort Zone scratch and dent for $60, including shipping. It took me maybe ten minutes to pop the dents out and bend a louver back into shape. I then probably spent another $40 adding some switches and a relay, to rewire it to make a series of loads 1650W, 3300W...

Und? What is the importance of the photo? I guess that I am missing something. Thanks! All the best, 2Pbfeet

@1FAST4 Thanks for the informative videos. So, it could be fuel starvation, but when I have experienced fuel starvation, the engine tends to start, run, then fade, and die, not fade and get better, and then fade and die. The three things that I have seen do fade, better, fade and die are a)...

+1 on SeaFoam. However, I think first things first. The tank is clean, right? No point in dissolving sludge to move the sludge farther into the engine. Folks have had intermittent running issues with debris that gets sucked into the inlet and partially or completely blocking the flow. I would...

DieselKleen contains a lubricity additive. Stanadyne has a purple "lubricity formula". I used to use Optilube summer + as it supposedly works well. If you leave your diesel stored for long periods of time, I would try to have full tanks, sealed as well as they can be, and I would add a...