pu-286 5kw generator, just got one!

[dougimes]

Just picked up this gem... man is it heavy. 877 lbs of fun.

it has a 4 cyl flat head, water cooled, found a manual on ebay.

First thing is to see if it will run. then do a proper restoration.

anyone have one of these? share you experiences please

 

[derf]

Restoring PU-286/G Good news/Bad News - SmokStak

 

[dougimes]

Well, as always, rather be lucky than smart.

bringing something like this back from scrap pile is always interesting. There is always a reason they were taken off line. Sometimes major problem, sometimes minor.

Somewhere along the line, someone re-wired the start circuit to work around the starter contactor failing.

The distrubor had a crack which is probably what killed it. Plug wires, and magneto timeing were wrong. Other general hay-wiring and jury rigging.

Put it all back right, drilled and filled the distributor cracks, turned it over and after a while got it running (and makeing power)

what fun