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Solar update for 1st quarter
Sometime during the night the engine block cracked -
I think it was fatigue and the oil drained out. Once the black stuff got out (liquid smake ?!) it was all over. Now, and someday, I might take the alternator and consider a homemade job or buy a new engine. Still awiting a bright idea. I'm thinking a 'Dutch' windmill generator - lawn decoration. But most of our wind is 20 feet and higher. Martin On 3/30/2012 10:31 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote: "Martin Eastburn" wrote: Caution - that is an RV generator - the 220 volt looking plug isn't. Mine is somewhat like that - my Honda ran to long - over a week and it was to hard on it. --------------------------------- A tip for running 10HP Max Eng-Gen sets Run straight SAE 30 oil and change every 40 running hours or quarterly. Learned this the hard way from a small engine specialist. Lew |
Solar update for 1st quarter
"Martin Eastburn" wrote: Sometime during the night the engine block cracked - I think it was fatigue and the oil drained out. Once the black stuff got out (liquid smake ?!) it was all over. -------------------------- May have also been corrosive by products of combustion that weakened housing. That was the basic reason for frequent flushing. BTW, I threw a con rod that had worn egg shaped. Lew |
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