Recent content by vrzff

And here I've been just randomly opening them trying to find the right one this whole time.

Two things for you to consider. Ducting the radiator exhaust into the garage via even a plywood plenum (3x sided box) with some insulated flex duct through a window? An ICE generator is really only about 30% efficient, which leaves a LOT of heat available for the taking. Something I would...

It's tough to explain how to read temperatures on the manifold, but you want to try to shoot specific spots underneath / sideways. The 220 you were reading is the block temperature, and will always be 220 on a hot engine. Disregard some of the super hot localized readings on the manifold as...

Best option is to just replace, especially for piece of mind. My diwhy move would be to remove the entire rail, finish cutting that straight, chamfer the inner rough edge, and braze on a nipple. If there's enough meat for a hose clamp, I'd also roll with that and skip the nipple. If on an 802...

Sounds like everything is a-okay. How long after shutting down did you check the oil level for the second time? It takes a bit of time for all of the oil to fall back down into the sump. The filter can also hold quite a bit. I'd do another few run cycles. If you're not mixing oil and coolant...

I'm glad you got the right result, even though it took another engine. The troubleshooter in me would tear down both engines, and compare what's going on side-by-side. I just want to KNOW, especially on something so weird like this-- add it to my encyclopedia of stuff. I'm seriously thinking...

Get a dry, clean, empty milk gallon jug. Pull the supply line off the injector feed side of the filter. Attach a tube long enough to get into your jug. Flip the switch to prime, and that jug should be pretty close to half-full within 60 seconds and have a decent spray with each pump stroke. If...

Did you try feeding a little compressed air into the intake while running to see if it smooths out at load? You fixed the compression issue, so you're down to either fuel or air. The only other thing I can think to try here is pull the injector, the hard line, and soft return. Turn the hard...

A lot of diesel farm equipment I deal with gets purged with straight ATF for long sits. Always a good dose in the cylinders as well. It will burn just as well as diesel. If you really want to go nuts, you can purge the entire crankcase, intake, and exhaust with dry nitrogen and seal it off...

Can confirm that reasonably filtered WMO will *probably* foul up your already fouled injectors and reduce available power leading to disappointment and or depression. Could have been a coincidence too, because the tank was loaded with gunk on arrival (removed and cleaned before placing into...

Really nice job. I can't believe how much love you put into an 831. Give everything else a good double-check before you're done, especially the cooling fans. The inverter cooling fan should turn on with the switch in the run position without engine running-- you should hear it. The other two...

I'm a mechanical contractor specializing in refrigeration. Burning refrigerant, even at relatively low concentrations results in the creation of phosgene gas. It's mostly applicable to older chlorofluorocarbon and hydrochlorofluorocarbon (CFC / HCFC) refrigerants, like R11, R12, and R22...

Thank you for that study!

Hey, Does anyone here have experience burning waste oil in 802/3s? I'm looking to make about 150 gallons disappear, and just wondering if anyone had a negative outcome? I'm mostly worried about clogging the injector nozzles. I'm aware that burning waste oil isn't exactly ideal, but older...

Yes, red arrow is the sender unit. MT5 is the sender, and M5 is the gauge. Full tank should read 29.7 to 36.3 ohms, and empty tank should read 216 to 264 ohms. Your 50something ohms *should* be reading a basically full tank. Here's the test procedure for the fuel gauge. You use the voltage...