Your last generator Maintenance Run

[Industrial Toys]

Actually a business that goes around and planes butcher block type surfaces in restaurant kitchens.

Two other interesting projects were an ice melter for the City of Toronto with numerous Onan Diesel sets. It got scrapped for not being GREEN!

And a mobile Billboard.

Winds here died down. Not a flicker in the tricity. -13 c. Had genny on 10 min on, 20 off block heater as well as trickle charger/tender. Curious to touch block and see how toasty it is. Will strap on some ice cleats, head out into the cold and tell her she can stand down! Maybe next time.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Well I screwed up. Stone cold! I had plugged in the diesel tank heater which I have never used. No doubt it would have started, but I would have felt foolish!

 

[3930dave]

Well I screwed up. Stone cold! I had plugged in the diesel tank heater which I have never used. No doubt it would have started, but I would have felt foolish!

A tourist (pre-Covid/GPS joke) is visiting NYC and is looking for directions. He see's a famous violinist on the street and asks him "How do I get to Carnegie Hall ?".

"Practice" was the response.

you did accomplish something yesterday, after all.....

Rgds, D.

 

[Fi-Q]

Well, yesterday, power went out. It was a plan outage ( snow plow it a pole earlt this week and it needed to be replace).

But I needed some power to ger the old massey 165 going for snow clearing.

Last time my eu2000i ran was december.

I could not get it to start.

Drop the gasoline, put some new fresh suprême in it, and fisrt pull it qas a go, then I could ger the massey going and start the process for major snow clearing ( we got a storm this week, 40cm and high wind). The provincial hwy by my place was close for 2 days straight.

I really beed to start looking for ethanol free gasoline in my neigborhood.

And I really need to do some qork on the old massey, so it can start qhen it s cold !

 

[LouNY]

Now here is a good old generator, 90 amps at 240V, 1800 rpm
Detroit Diesel Genrator - business/commercial - by owner - sale

2-71 jimmey with just over 1800 hours.

not mine just saw it on craigs list.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Man, there is no substitute for QUALITY! I'm surprised it's not 1200 RPMs. Thanks for the treat.

 

[groundcover]

What a beauty, wonder if I could fashion it into a coffee table so I could keep it in the house?!
what year do you figure?

 

[LouNY]

What a beauty, wonder if I could fashion it into a coffee table so I could keep it in the house?!
what year do you figure?

No idea, they made those engines from the 40's till 95.
Looking at the control panel and switches I would guess 60's or newer.

 

[ultrarunner]

Well, yesterday, power went out. It was a plan outage ( snow plow it a pole earlt this week and it needed to be replace).

But I needed some power to ger the old massey 165 going for snow clearing.

Last time my eu2000i ran was december.

I could not get it to start.

Drop the gasoline, put some new fresh suprême in it, and fisrt pull it qas a go, then I could ger the massey going and start the process for major snow clearing ( we got a storm this week, 40cm and high wind). The provincial hwy by my place was close for 2 days straight.

I really beed to start looking for ethanol free gasoline in my neigborhood.

And I really need to do some qork on the old massey, so it can start qhen it s cold !

Some of us have zero option for ethanol free unless we buy quarts or gallons...

 

[3930dave]

Well, yesterday, power went out. It was a plan outage ( snow plow it a pole earlt this week and it needed to be replace).

But I needed some power to ger the old massey 165 going for snow clearing.

Last time my eu2000i ran was december.

I could not get it to start.

Drop the gasoline, put some new fresh suprême in it, and fisrt pull it qas a go, then I could ger the massey going and start the process for major snow clearing ( we got a storm this week, 40cm and high wind). The provincial hwy by my place was close for 2 days straight.

I really beed to start looking for ethanol free gasoline in my neigborhood.

And I really need to do some qork on the old massey, so it can start qhen it s cold !

I'm in Ontario. Same winds recently, but not much snow........ you would have had mondo drifts to clear after that storm. Pretty bad if the main highway was closed that long. If it's bad enough that they have to bring in blowers to clear the highway, that takes a while......

Even with Efree, I always use at least Stabil in my small engine fuel (lately Marine Blue 360). I've been buying my EFree at Costco, but there may not be one near you. I did recently notice Canadian Tire posting EFree High Test at a pump near work, but I don't know how regional that is with CTC.....

As one or more people have posted on here, aviation gasoline is supposed to be be Low Lead without ethanol, but I'd confirm what it is if/when you buy it at a small regional airport. Aviation LL can not be used with any equipment that has a catalytic converter though.

Winter conditions here can be very serious...... we always want them to run, but Winter is pretty much the worst time for No-Start

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

No idea, they made those engines from the 40's till 95.
Looking at the control panel and switches I would guess 60's or newer.

Serious Iron there Lou, thanks for posting that up.

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

Some of us have zero option for ethanol free unless we buy quarts or gallons...

Do you know what the AvGas situation is in Cali ?

I'm not a flyer, but even in that world, I've come across references to phasing out LL... but I really don't know where that's at right now.

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

This is the one thread that I had set up under TBN 1.0 for instant email notification.

Under the new 2.0 TBN, I can't seemingly do that at the moment. I did ask at least some of these questions in the What's New thread, but either the question got lost, or I missed the response(s) (busy week).

In my present Watched Threads list, this gen mtce Thread shows an Email Box beside it, when others don't, so it seems I selected that option in 2.0. But, I'm not getting e/m notice for this thread, and when I put a Check Mark in the Email box, it doesn't "stick" when I move off the page, then back.

My Manage Watched Threads drop-down shows:

Disable Email notification
Stop Watching Threads

^ as the only options available to me.

Just today, I did get a bulk-pushed Thread Highlights (nothing to do with my attempted selection) email from TBN (the only one I've got since 2.0 launched), so I know that my email address is correct/active in 2.0 .

Running Ubuntu/Firefox/NoScript , all up to date. TBN is set as a Trusted Site in NoScript.

Does anybody have Instant Email notification working on any thread in 2.0 ?

Rgds, D.

Edit - just poked through my Account settings. In the Content (Creation?) section, ALL the relevant email settings are flipped ON. There's actually way more Turned On there than I would have wanted under 1.0 (Email is selected ON for basically any thread I participate in), but as my problem is Lack of desired email, I'll leave all that flipped ON for now.....

Hmmm....... D.

 

[ultrarunner]

Last I checked a tail number was needed to purchase and just getting to the fuel depot at Oakland was a process...

Do you know what the AvGas situation is in Cali ?

I'm not a flyer, but even in that world, I've come across references to phasing out LL... but I really don't know where that's at right now.

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

I get the sense that those posting about LL either have an aviation connection, or access a less-stringent small regional airport.

Regs are there for a few reasons....... I remember a # of years back, the main Toronto airport was under renovation. After checking in, I took a on-runway shuttle to a tiny passenger building at the very end of a main-runway, to wait to board another shuttle.

Scheduling was a mess, so things were dragging out....... then suddenly, I hear this airline staffer literally screaming at a passenger. The passenger had decided to step out an unsecured glass door, onto the apron, to light up a cigarette.

Thing was...... that tiny building was right next to one of the above ground fuel-tank farms.....

Go Lemmings, Go !

Rgds. D.

 

[daybreak1998]

Not liking the new layout to find stuff.
Anyway, with spring coming, and not needed any gas generator action. Sucked out all treated gas, and put into the truck. Went by and picked up some fresh 100% gasoline and treated it. Filled each gas generator and ran them with a load, shut down, and topped off. Time to drain and replace the diesel generators now.

 

[3930dave]

db

The Ongoing Fight with Murphy......

Rgds, D.

 

[TheMan419]

Not liking the new layout to find stuff.
Anyway, with spring coming, and not needed any gas generator action. Sucked out all treated gas, and put into the truck. Went by and picked up some fresh 100% gasoline and treated it. Filled each gas generator and ran them with a load, shut down, and topped off. Time to drain and replace the diesel generators now.

Yes I need to get that done one of these weekends soon as well. I have 10 gallons plus whatever is in the tank left over from the New Years power outage. It will go in the car which should burn it off in a week or so.

 

[grsthegreat]

Wind picked up from out of Canada. Power just went out. That’s like the 4th time in 2 months. At this rate I don’t ever need yo exercise my generator

 

[daugen]

Finally my new oil sucker came in and the Westinghouse 9500 gets its first oil change today.
With all of three hours on it but I'm doing the snowblower too today so it's oil change day and out come the oil diapers.
Not much to spill using this device.
Nice that both motors take 10/30 synthetic

I've had several of these suckers including the original one in the round steel can. They all worked pretty well, but
this is the first one I've had with the ability to hook up compressor air to the unit and let the compressor power the
sucking so I don't have to pump manually. Good for arthritic hands and bad shoulders. We shall see...
Seems very heavily made and nice quality. Amazon. Chinese. 73 bucks.
Could easily have a Napa sticker on it.

In the past about every fourth oil change I get the engine hot and then drain it using the plug, which gets oil all over the place due to poor
placement say right over axle. But I figure it gets the gunk out of the bottom better. Maybe that's silly with new machinery and synthetic oil, but
always wonder what I'm missing when I use the suction hose, even with tilting the motor and wiggling the suction tube.
Plug on gen is in good spot, better than snowblower, but will use this for now.