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I am days away from jumping out of my first floor window because of this restoration project. As many of you know, I had many issues earlier this year with the genset and finally got it running. Since then, I had been pulling it out of my shop once per month and running it for about 45 minutes with no load.
Then Irene came through NH a few weeks ago and we lost power at the house. I pullled the genset out of my shop and down to my tarp garage, fired it up, connected it to the house's outside outlet which feeds to the panel to a 50amp dedicated circuit. Threw my interlock switch and I had power back on.
Well, not 5 minutes later the MEP stalled out. It appeared that the governor did not kick in when frig and other appliances required power. That's half the problem. I went and tried to restart the genset and could not get it started. The starter turned, but it would just not build oil pressure and seemed like it wasn't getting fuel.
I waited about 20 minutes and it started up again. Flipped on the breaker and just watched the hertz and RPM's plummet as the house was calling for power. It stalled again and would not start. I pulled out the "reliable" Chinese 3600rpm 5500kw genset and got power to the house.
Since that time, I have found and done the following....
<> Changed both aftermarket WIX fuel filters
<> Jumped the oil sending (low oil shutdown) switch
<> Removed the thermal switch (with the help of Tom) from the block which screws into the cooling fins and found the two contacts to be completed rotted out.
<> Jump that switch's two wires and had to order a replacement from Delks (no one else could help). It has not arrived yet.
<> Read, re-read and read the TM on low speed, high speed and governor rachet settings.
<> Adjusted the points on the lock-out switch (with the help from Tom)
So this morning after trickle charging the batteries for the 100th time, I pulled the unit out and it started up. Using the utility outlet, I plugged in my 1500 watt heater and again, the rpm's began to drop and the governor was not working. It shut down and would not start again for about 15 minutes.
I re-started it and now I am not getting any power at all on my Kill-a-Watt meter. It start to rain hard, so I quite for the day.
A couple of observations.
** When I attempt to re-start the genset after it has run for a while, it just won't build up oil pressure. A buddy who came down thinks it is not getting fuel. We pulled the fuel line from the tank and have good return flow. If I let the genset "cool" down for 15 or 20 minutes, it will re-start. Keep in mind that the thermal switch is current jumped.
** I noticed the governor spring is just below the ratchet adjustment nut. I have tried to adjust that for the TM to correct "droop", but I don't seem to get results. It seems like the spring should sit above that ratchet nut???? Which is it as it is not clear in the TM?
** I also noticed that the IP is extremely hot to the touch after it shuts down, a bit odd or not?
** The little plastic hoop from the spring loaded connecting rod that connects to the IP is cracked and keeps falling off which doesn't help either. May need to find that part also!
LOST, BEYOND HOPE AND NO OTHER IDEAS! May just part it out, sell the trailer and try to re-coup some of my money, never mind the 100's of hours spent debugging this thing!
Suggestions, advice and guidance welcome. Thanks!
PS I called several local diesel mechanics in my area and no one is familiar with these gensets and none have offered to help.
Thanks Guys!
Then Irene came through NH a few weeks ago and we lost power at the house. I pullled the genset out of my shop and down to my tarp garage, fired it up, connected it to the house's outside outlet which feeds to the panel to a 50amp dedicated circuit. Threw my interlock switch and I had power back on.
Well, not 5 minutes later the MEP stalled out. It appeared that the governor did not kick in when frig and other appliances required power. That's half the problem. I went and tried to restart the genset and could not get it started. The starter turned, but it would just not build oil pressure and seemed like it wasn't getting fuel.
I waited about 20 minutes and it started up again. Flipped on the breaker and just watched the hertz and RPM's plummet as the house was calling for power. It stalled again and would not start. I pulled out the "reliable" Chinese 3600rpm 5500kw genset and got power to the house.
Since that time, I have found and done the following....
<> Changed both aftermarket WIX fuel filters
<> Jumped the oil sending (low oil shutdown) switch
<> Removed the thermal switch (with the help of Tom) from the block which screws into the cooling fins and found the two contacts to be completed rotted out.
<> Jump that switch's two wires and had to order a replacement from Delks (no one else could help). It has not arrived yet.
<> Read, re-read and read the TM on low speed, high speed and governor rachet settings.
<> Adjusted the points on the lock-out switch (with the help from Tom)
So this morning after trickle charging the batteries for the 100th time, I pulled the unit out and it started up. Using the utility outlet, I plugged in my 1500 watt heater and again, the rpm's began to drop and the governor was not working. It shut down and would not start again for about 15 minutes.
I re-started it and now I am not getting any power at all on my Kill-a-Watt meter. It start to rain hard, so I quite for the day.
A couple of observations.
** When I attempt to re-start the genset after it has run for a while, it just won't build up oil pressure. A buddy who came down thinks it is not getting fuel. We pulled the fuel line from the tank and have good return flow. If I let the genset "cool" down for 15 or 20 minutes, it will re-start. Keep in mind that the thermal switch is current jumped.
** I noticed the governor spring is just below the ratchet adjustment nut. I have tried to adjust that for the TM to correct "droop", but I don't seem to get results. It seems like the spring should sit above that ratchet nut???? Which is it as it is not clear in the TM?
** I also noticed that the IP is extremely hot to the touch after it shuts down, a bit odd or not?
** The little plastic hoop from the spring loaded connecting rod that connects to the IP is cracked and keeps falling off which doesn't help either. May need to find that part also!
LOST, BEYOND HOPE AND NO OTHER IDEAS! May just part it out, sell the trailer and try to re-coup some of my money, never mind the 100's of hours spent debugging this thing!
Suggestions, advice and guidance welcome. Thanks!
PS I called several local diesel mechanics in my area and no one is familiar with these gensets and none have offered to help.
Thanks Guys!
? I checked governor and control lever action, the latter was STUCK! And it is a major pain to remove. The governor's spring and centrifugal forces are slight, this lever must move freely.
