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The big problem why it would not start is there was a loose cable splice on the Gen (-) generator lead. It would crank if the unit was rolled in, but not rolled out.
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Finished splice by Larry.
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Checking contacts on the Start/Stop switch on the Enginator.
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Larry puts the Start/Stop switch back on the control panel.
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Meanwhile inside the electrical locker, Warren is checking individual relays, devices and connections on the control panel. Here the Start/Stop switch is removed for testing.
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Testing individual relays and connections on the control panel. At this point it would sometime start/sometimes not. I f ound the contacts on the Intermittent Starting Switch (20 second thermal cranking limit in upper right) to be bad causin
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Now the Enginator finally starts!!! Here Larry and Chuck Trabert check the cyl head temp using a digital non-contact IR thermometer.
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We are well below the 225F max temp limit here.
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Some small amount of oil was in the coolant. Used a paper towel to soak it up.
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Kitchen stove burner. We had chili for lunch in the kitchen. What a nice perfect flame!
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Showing vacuum and oil pressure. Warren blew out the vacuum line with compressed air and the gauge worked. Here the oil pressure is a bit over the 35psi max according to the manual. It will need to be adjusted.
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Next problem is the carbon pile generator voltage regulator. The generator is feeding 44V into a 32V system at 168Amps. Thus the generator is "full on". The regulator is not working. That is the next item to fix.
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As we are leaving about 6:00pm, Warren's car had a dead battery. Here Chuck and Larry jump it with some old generator cables because my cables were buried under a ton of stuff in my trunk.