Your last generator Maintenance Run

[3930dave]

having generator envy?
your gen just not putting out enough?...
now you can buy a new Ram pickup and also have the biggest
generator of them all.
real bragging rights too, 130kw.

Ram's new "hybrid" is all electric, and a standalone generator powered by
their 3.6 V6 engine. Just like heavy equipment and trains.
want to power your house?
wonder if you can tap into that 130kw...

let's see, V6 engine generator maintenance
this should get interesting
Dave, start studying OBD codes....

All-Electric Ram REV Full-Size Pickup Isn't Arriving in 2025

Meanwhile, Ram is accelerating the launch timing of its series-hybrid Ramcharger pickup.

www.autoweek.com

Looked the Ramcharger over, when it first was up on the Ram site. As a MotorTrend writer put it, in their byline "Ram has found the cure for Range Anxiety - An Engine". Inline Hybrid - I think of it as a Chevy Volt, with a helluva lot more towing capacity......

I have an old 3.7L still on the road. Haven't compared the 3.6 to the 3.7 - I'd expect some efficiency gains, and I seem to recall some top-end 3.6 issues, but those should be addressed by now. No engine OBD (knock wood) with my 3.7, just the chronic Evap code issue common to Chrysler of that era (clear code, and drive with no-more than a 1/4 tank, if you needed to pass an emission test).

I like the design, but it's going to be a v. expensive 1500. Being an oldster, the name messes me up, as it has me thinking of the 80's suv version....

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

I'd also suggest doing the same hot day load test with the generator at or near full load: Diesels get a lot of cooling from excess combustion air when running lightly loaded.

Good point.... easy to forget dzls don't restrict air the way gas motors do......

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

Our new MG4 can output around 7kW using the V2L mode, really handy feature. Only bummer is that it's a vehicle stationary only feature. No running the coffee machine while driving.

Had to look that up.... didn't realize MG was still "alive".....

Looks like the Ramcharger has an option for 7.2kw; being an inline hybrid, you could/should be able to run the coffee-pot etc while driving....

Rgds, D.

 

[Patrick Herd]

Had to look that up.... didn't realize MG was still "alive".....

Looks like the Ramcharger has an option for 7.2kw; being an inline hybrid, you could/should be able to run the coffee-pot etc while driving....

Rgds, D.

The only things MG about the car are a: the badge. And b: the indicator clicker has been made to sound like an ancient Lucas electromechanical flasher of yesteryear.

 

[3930dave]

The only things MG about the car are a: the badge. And b: the indicator clicker has been made to sound like an ancient Lucas electromechanical flasher of yesteryear.

Cute !

What, they didn't want to keep the rest of The Prince of Darkness electrics ?

Rgds, D.

 

[WinterDeere]

Being an oldster, the name messes me up, as it has me thinking of the 80's suv version....

Same. I spent much of my 20's working on and off-roading in a late-1970's Ramcharger. Big vehicle for trail use, so we also carried chainsaws, to widen paths as needed. The Jeep CJ guys used to get a real kick out of that.

 

[Popgadget]

Cute !

What, they didn't want to keep the rest of The Prince of Darkness electrics ?

Rgds, D.

Remind me, why do the English drink warm beer?

 

[3930dave]

Remind me, why do the English drink warm beer?

Too many of those Lucas lines..... ...... The other one I remember.....

Lucas....Making Electricians, Out of Ordinary Men !

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

Same. I spent much of my 20's working on and off-roading in a late-1970's Ramcharger. Big vehicle for trail use, so we also carried chainsaws, to widen paths as needed. The Jeep CJ guys used to get a real kick out of that.

Jeeps haven't gotten to ur Ramcharger size (yet), but as a young guy I know said, after seeing a restored early-Jeep, "Wow, compared to that thing, my Dad's new Wrangler looks like a school bus".

IIRC that platform correctly, you must have spent plenty of time wrenching - they needed a lot of work, just driving On-road......

Rgds, D.

 

[WinterDeere]

Remind me, why do the English drink warm beer?

They don't. They generally prefer "cellar temperature", say 55F.

That said, some brew pubs do store their beer in traditional leather bags, upstairs in the tap room. Most complain if it's warmer than 60F, though.

I'll admit, most of the brews they prefer over there do taste good around 55F, and lose all flavor when chilled way down to 40F. The colder temperature is great for lager or pilsner, but less so for low-ABV English ales.