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On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 23:43:45 -0800 Rory
On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 08:18:09 -0500 Bruce Lulfs [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Well Craig did it to me! After looking at his link I had to get a Lister
and a 12 KW gen. Head!
Oh, boy! Now I've done it!
Actually, you have Rory to thank.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biodieseltolarea/
On one
Sorry, I mostly gloss over most OT things but I have a weekness for
anything diesel powered.
I wish all my vehicles were diesel powered.
Now all I need to do is find a donor Mitsu Mighty Max diesel truck to
re-power my 88 Mitsu Montero.
On 1/28/06, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On
I got to drive a 2.5td Pajero (US Montero) while living in Japan. Great
setup for that type of vehicle.
Rory Morrison
Oroville, WA
1985 300SD
1982 300TD
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 23:43:45 -0800 Rory [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You guys need to check this guys gen. project out
http://www.f1-rocketboy.com/lister.html
This was posted a couple of months ago, but it's nice to look at again.
Craig
Craig McCluskey wrote:
He's on electric heat only.
And a lot of it if he's paying over $200 a month at 4 cents per kwh.
Burning propane to run a resistance heater is only efficient if
you put the propane engine in the heated area.
On Friday, January 27, 2006, at 08:36 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
I'm halfway there! (Modulo wiring and switching.)
-- Jim
Free fuel would really make it perfect.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:05:19 -0500 John Berryman
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If you're on electric heat only, I feel for you ...
He's on electric heat only.
I used to wonder why anyone in their right mind would have electric
heat. Then I moved to the West
Kevin wrote:
On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 07:41:21AM -0600, Potter, Tom E wrote:
Backhoes have an instinct for locating gas lines.
And fiberoptic cables. When the network goes down due to construction, it
is called 'backhoe fade'.
When the University of Michigan had, in one month, an
You guys need to check this guys gen. project out
http://www.f1-rocketboy.com/lister.html
On 1/27/06, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:05:19 -0500 John Berryman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you're on electric heat only, I feel for you
Craig McCluskey wrote:
I recall reading about using induction motors for generators, so it's
possible. I don't recall the details, however,
There are several articles on the Internet about it; it's fairly easily
done by adding an external capacitor. There are some limitations,
though.
David Brodbeck wrote:
In Michigan you could go broke heating with electricity.
Here's my Michigan perspective:
My parents had a quad level built in 1975 with electric. No
natural gas service, and propane/fuel oil was high at the time.
It wasn't bad at all. Power company estimated a few bills
, 2006 11:09 AM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Genset
The natural gas pipelines keep flowing unless there is a major break in
the line. Remember, we supply gas to the folks up North. I work for
Williams Gas Pipeline, and one of our lines runs from Corpus Christi,
TX, to NYC
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Tom,
Got to ask,
Why do Williams pipelines have some many pipeline ruptures. The western
part
of your company have a lot
It begins again, perhaps:
http://cathey.dogear.com/genset2.html
Speaking of generators, does anyone here, one of the Coasties
perhaps, know anything about a Standard High-Endurance generator
set made by Oswald for the Coast Guard? Would it be something I
might want? I'm thinking it
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:41:21 -0600 Potter, Tom E
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Backhoes have an instinct for locating gas lines.
OH! So that's why I hit our gas line out in front of the house when I was
using a backhoe last July! Amazing!
Craig
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:47:00 -0800 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It begins again, perhaps:
http://cathey.dogear.com/genset2.html
I recall reading about using induction motors for generators, so it's
possible. I don't recall the details, however,
Speaking of generators, does
Just curious as to why you say the existing generator does not fit your
purposes?
Randy
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It begins
On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 07:41:21AM -0600, Potter, Tom E wrote:
Backhoes have an instinct for locating gas lines.
And fiberoptic cables. When the network goes down due to construction, it
is called 'backhoe fade'.
K
Just curious as to why you say the existing generator does not fit your
purposes?
It's too big for 24x7 use, yet too small to actually run the electric
furnace too. And I still would prefer diesel. In a perfect world I'd
have a small diesel thumper that would handle the base load, and a
big
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Genset
Just curious as to why you say the existing generator does not fit your
purposes?
It's too big for 24x7 use, yet too small to actually run the electric
furnace too. And I still would prefer diesel. In a perfect world I'd
have a small diesel thumper that would handle
Dude, thats truly outstanding. If nothing else it looks really really
cool.
Oddly, my wife doesn't share your (and my) opinion! I told her to
withhold her opinion until _after_ the first major power outage in
which we can use it. It's a magnificent beast, but really really
hungry.
-- Jim
Do you have an idea what the fuelconsumption is at say pulling 30KW.
1 KWh is ~ $ 0.15 in residental use nowadays.
On 1/25/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dude, thats truly outstanding. If nothing else it looks really really
cool.
Oddly, my wife doesn't share your (and my)
Hans Neureiter wrote:
Do you have an idea what the fuelconsumption is at say pulling 30KW.
1 KWh is ~ $ 0.15 in residental use nowadays.
Probably like a car pulling 50hp on propane. A quick guestimate
is giving me 10+ gallons per hour at $1.60 per gallon, say
50 to 60 cents per kwh. That's
Do you have an idea what the fuelconsumption is at say pulling 30KW.
1 KWh is ~ $ 0.15 in residental use nowadays.
I pay 4.3 cents per kWH. Thank you Columbia River!
(Other suppliers here charge up to 2x this.)
Our power bill is still something like $250/mo in
winter (electric heat), and I'm
On Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at 09:26 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
The first time we use it for real I'll probably learn a
lot more about its consumption. I just hesitate to run
a test 'cause I'm unemployed and don't want to waste it.
-- Jim
You may qualify for heap. Its a big help
On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:37:03 -0500 John Berryman
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On Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at 09:26 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
The first time we use it for real I'll probably learn a
lot more about its consumption. I just hesitate to run
a test 'cause I'm unemployed and
On Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at 10:47 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote:
OK, now you're going to have to explain yourself, Johnny B.
Craig
Its a Guv program that gives grants to help with heating expenses.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
.
Randy
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Dude, thats truly outstanding. If nothing else it looks really really
cool.
Oddly, my wife
like the ones powered by the Lister style diesel even better.
Randy
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Dude, thats truly
I sort of thought that your propane fuel tanks were a bit on the small
side.
Bought before I had a true idea of what this thing would eat. Before
it ran, in other words.
Do you know what a pig is? (and I am not saying your generator is a
pig -
I'm talking about propane tanks) You should have
propane is the best fuel source for me. During hurricane Rita, we in
Houston were not only without power; we could not purchase gas (or
The planet? (Sorry, I can't ever seem to pass this up.)
diesel). I have a ready supply of natural gas to my house into which I
can tap. I really like Jim's
, 2006 8:59 AM
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I sort of thought that your propane fuel tanks were a bit on the small
side.
Bought before I had a true idea of what this thing would eat. Before
it ran, in other words.
Do you know what a pig is? (and I am not saying
It's done, more or less. (OK, _nothing_ is ever
actually _done_, but it's done enough to use.)
http://cathey.dogear.com/genset.html
There are pictures of it completed, as of today.
-- Jim
A true Benz man, Kohler with MB OEM muffler support.
Nice job, congratulations.
On 1/25/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's done, more or less. (OK, _nothing_ is ever
actually _done_, but it's done enough to use.)
http://cathey.dogear.com/genset.html
There are pictures of
Looks like you finally won that battle Jim! Finally! Way Cool! I like
the MB donuts to hang the exhaust. They are a nice touch!
At 02:07 PM 1/25/2006, you wrote:
It's done, more or less. (OK, _nothing_ is ever
actually _done_, but it's done enough to use.)
Dude, thats truely outstanding. If nothing else it looks really really cool.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:07:17 -0800
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Jim Cathey wrote:
generator. It was incredibly big and loud, appealing. I never
understood the 400Hz aspect of aircraft power but there you go.
I think it has to do with smaller, lighter magnetics.
Yes, exactly. The amount of core steel you need in things like
transformers is
starter for one of the engines, the MD-3 did a couple of flips/rolls.
The
jet engine had seized, causing the starter to suddenly overload the
MD-3.
Oooh! Big heavy loud iron _and_ it does tricks? Cool!
-- Jim
Somebody stop me before my wife kills again!
I just won a GSA auction for a 400 Hz/60 Hz 25kVA motor
generator set. I'm not sure whether it eats 400 Hz or
60 Hz. Regardless, in a perfect world I can hook a diesel
to the end shaft and spin it. In a really perfect world,
both the 400 Hz and 60
GSA auction? What are those?
On 1/18/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Somebody stop me before my wife kills again!
I just won a GSA auction for a 400 Hz/60 Hz 25kVA motor
generator set. I'm not sure whether it eats 400 Hz or
60 Hz. Regardless, in a perfect world I can hook a
http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/gsaauctions/
But don't tell anyone - Please!
-Dave Walton
94S350, 99E300
On 1/18/06, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
GSA auction? What are those?
On 1/18/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Somebody stop me before my wife kills again!
I
GSA auction? What are those?
Government (USA) Surplus Administration. Surplus property
disposal, but not the only such channel apparently. I saw
a Boeing jet for auction on it once. It, like all such
high-ticket items, required a substantial deposit before
you were even allowed to bid.
GSA auction? What are those?
Government (USA) Surplus Administration.
Or I _could_ read the stupid web page and get it right:
General Services Administration.
-- Jim
Is that one for generating aircraft power? I recall working at the FBO
back in college, and the radio shop that rented space in the hangar had
one of these things they would crank up to provide power to their
radios. It had a big 60Hz motor fed off the mains driving a 400Hz
generator. It
On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 17:26:47 -0800 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Somebody stop me before my wife kills again!
You're hopeless, Jim. You've got the bug bad.
In a sucky world it's a 400 Hz generator hooked to a 60 Hz
induction motor, and there's no end stub to couple to.
From what I've
In a message dated 1/19/2006 7:46:52 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I just won a GSA auction for a 400 Hz/60 Hz 25kVA motor
generator set. I'm not sure whether it eats 400 Hz or
60 Hz. Regardless, in a perfect world I can hook a diesel
to the end shaft and spin
generator. It was incredibly big and loud, appealing. I never
understood the 400Hz aspect of aircraft power but there you go.
I think it has to do with smaller, lighter magnetics.
-- Jim
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:21:34 -0800 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Today I got the generator rewired zig-zag (1-phase) instead
of wye (3-phase), and ran the space heater and a work light.
It is plug-selectable back to 3-phase at need. Wired ZZ,
it's a 26kW 120/240 generator, 33kVA.
Do you have the engine adequately governed/speed controlled?
It has a mechanical (fly-weight) governor. There is no
safety overspeed mechanism, though there is provision for
one in the schematic. It was running at about 60 Hz the
first time I put it together, but the last time it came out
at
Today I got the generator rewired zig-zag (1-phase) instead
of wye (3-phase), and ran the space heater and a work light.
It is plug-selectable back to 3-phase at need. Wired ZZ,
it's a 26kW 120/240 generator, 33kVA. Versus 40kW/50kVA
120/208x3. 140A of house-wire-melting goodness.
As of today
In a message dated 1/8/2006 10:30:00 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It ran my 220V space heater this morning. About 100 ohms
in place of the missing regulator rheostat. Wahoo!
Jim,
Good show! Resistance loads are the easiest to deal with but you can use
rumor has it that Jim wrote:
Add a sidetrack where I'm trying to beat Illustrator into
making a nice-looking coil, and I've managed to waste the
entire morning so far. (No luck w/Illustrator.)
-- Jim
XCircuit.
It's a Linux app that is _great_ for schematics. I use it for almost
any
It ran my 220V space heater this morning. About 100 ohms
in place of the missing regulator rheostat. Wahoo!
-- Jim
Actually there is quite a bit of water vapor that comes out of the tailpipe in
most any engine. The water that you see dripping out of your tailpipe each
morning is not from condensation, it is water vapor, a by product of the
combustion process. When the engine is warmed up, the water is still
When input = hydrocarbon plus oxygen, output = carbon dioxide and
water. However, reality isn't that pure - LOTS of other stuff in the
air and fuel.
On 1/6/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually there is quite a bit of water vapor that comes out of the tailpipe
in most any
OK Don wrote:
When input = hydrocarbon plus oxygen, output = carbon dioxide and
water. However, reality isn't that pure - LOTS of other stuff in the
air and fuel.
Also, the catalytic converter on gasoline engined cars converts even
more of the exhaust products to water, if I remember right.
Hmm--- don't cats get really hot when they injest to much un-burnt
fuel? Must be burning it. Could you just squirt raw fuel into one,
use the heat to generate steam, and run a steam engine with it? LOTS
of torque!
On 1/6/06, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK Don wrote:
When input =
Actually there is quite a bit of water vapor that comes out
Roughly a gallon for every gallon of fuel that goes in, I'm told.
Something tells me that's short, since octane is C8H18. Propane
is C3H8. I'm no chemist, but them thar hydrogens ought to blow
out into 9 gallons of water per gallon
Hmm--- don't cats get really hot when they injest to much un-burnt
fuel? Must be burning it. Could you just squirt raw fuel into one,
use the heat to generate steam, and run a steam engine with it? LOTS
of torque!
Better just to squirt the raw fuel in a bit further back, and
go for
On Fri, 6 Jan 2006 14:39:57 -0800 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Isn't an inherent byproduct of propane combustion lots of H2O?
Yes. But I'm running scared now!
I didn't want to put antifreeze in in case I need to do the
block sealer trick. It's incompatible with it during
Well, then, how about magnaflux dye or some similar? (You got an
Army-Navy
store nearby that has life raft dye?)
Fluorescine? How about a pack of black Rit dye that I know
where one is?
-- Jim
evidence
of cracking I would have checked it out as well, at least around the water
jacket areas.
Barry
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On Fri, 6 Jan 2006 22:14:42 -0800 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well, then, how about magnaflux dye or some similar? (You got an
Army-Navy
store nearby that has life raft dye?)
Fluorescine? How about a pack of black Rit dye that I know
where one is?
You want something that
You want something that fluoresces when exposed to UV. My guess is the
black Rit dye will not.
I was just thinking that if black water came out the ports
then I could get worried! But I'm slowly convincing myself
that it's all OK. Right now I'm trying to figure out how
this old Kohler was
Jim Cathey wrote:
I was just thinking that if black water came out the ports
then I could get worried! But I'm slowly convincing myself
that it's all OK.
I'd say if your coolant level goes down, you have a problem. If it
doesn't, you're okay. Keep in mind a decrease in the level may be
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Cool. Was this the original gasket, or the new one you bought for
assembly?
The 'new' one. (Not so new anymore
I wonder if you would have been ok the second time had the gasket been
replaced. Another thought I had was that you were using straight water
I wonder too. An expensive, and time-consuming (special-order)
experiment. The $2 can of spray copper goo was more my speed
right now.
instead of
I started it at idle (removed throttle rod and put the spring on in
its place) and noticed quite a bit of water blowing out of the exhaust
manifold, complete with hissing and other scary behavior. Also drips
from the manifold nuts. I was a bit concerned, as I've no idea how
much initial
On Fri, Jan 06, 2006 at 12:26:05PM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
After #6 was firing, it also blew warm air and water out of it like
the others. I let the engine idle long enough to warm up quite a bit,
and all the water stopped coming out. Just condensation? Seems like
it might be, and I
, January 06, 2006 2:10 PM
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On Fri, Jan 06, 2006 at 12:26:05PM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
After #6 was firing, it also blew warm air and water out of it like
the others. I let the engine idle long enough to warm up quite a bit,
and all
Isn't an inherent byproduct of propane combustion lots of H2O?
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent vegetative state
'87 300TD intercooler (211k)
'84 300D (207k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (186K)
On Fri, Jan 06, 2006 at 02:25:32PM -0800, Zeitgeist wrote:
Isn't an inherent byproduct of propane combustion lots of H2O?
Yes, moreso than conventional gasoline.
K
Isn't an inherent byproduct of propane combustion lots of H2O?
Yes. But I'm running scared now!
I didn't want to put antifreeze in in case I need to do the
block sealer trick. It's incompatible with it during treatment,
so I didn't want to have to do a lot of flushing to get it back
to the
On Wed, Jan 04, 2006 at 03:43:55PM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
from block to head? Was there any evidence that whomever assembled the
engine
Gasket looks to mate fine.
Is it one of those annoying head gaskets that can be mounted
flipped over and rotated?
At least you know your water pump
Is it one of those annoying head gaskets that can be mounted
flipped over and rotated?
Yes, it can go on one of two ways. It is on right now so
that its stamped-in number can be read, and a W on one
end of it matches a W stamped into the block. I'm not
sure it would matter, as the block is
e, remember how that head and block looked on the OM616 I sold
you? YUCK! I bet it could work as a last resort though.
We're running out of resorts! It's this, or spray the crap on
the old gasket and see what happens with that. Quite possibly
both!
-- Jim
Discussion List
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Have you looked at the surface of the head really close to make sure
there
aren't any cracks in it? Does the gasket match exactly the coolant
passages
I didn't see any, but I'm no expert. I can certainly look again
when I take it off. Again. Water
On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 03:20:26PM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
After removing the head, cleaning everything off, and reassembling
it with copper spray-on goo it went back together and ran without
any immediate signs of external leakage. Progress at last! I'll
be keeping an eye on it for awhile
Congrates, GO GOO.
Harry Watkins
Newton, MS
86 SDL Silver
85 300D Euro
86 SDL Gold
81 240D manual trans
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Today I cleaned the head and block off, using brake cleaner, a rag,
and a razor blade. I also mopped off the head gasket. I took the
small points file to the two locating dowels, gently, so that I was
just deburring it. After all this I lowered the head onto the block,
stopping with it an inch
On Wed, Jan 04, 2006 at 01:04:34PM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
Anyway, with the engine all reassembled I put the new propane fittings
on and hooked up the tank. The motor fired right up, which was good.
_Unfortunately_, the head is _still_ leaking in the middle of the
exhaust manifold side.
Have you looked at the surface of the head really close to make sure
there
aren't any cracks in it? Does the gasket match exactly the coolant
passages
I didn't see any, but I'm no expert. I can certainly look again
when I take it off. Again. Water weeps out the head gasket, I
can see it
e, remember how that head and block looked on the OM616 I sold
you? YUCK! I bet it could work as a last resort though.
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_Unfortunately_, the head is _still_ leaking in the middle of the
exhaust manifold side. Sigh. I suppose the next
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I've got the genset running at speed, and the battery charges
then. The regulator is discombobulated, however, and I'm getting
300+V. More disturbing than this is that the head gasket very
definitely _is_ leaking. Water is seeping out
Did you check the head for warpage? You may have to get it milled. A
Going to try to this morning. I have a short Starrett rule that
I'm going to try to find and use. It will be irritating to have
had the head come back from the shop un-checked and un-milled,
after I paid for a rebuild.
The head may be ok, but also check the block.
I had to deck the block on my 9N tractor and needed a thicker gasket which
was available. So this is not uncommon.
On 1/3/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Did you check the head for warpage? You may have to get it milled. A
Going to try
I found my 18 Starrett rule and my feeler gauges. I wiped down the
head and block and went looking for warpage. Using the 0.004 gauge
(limit is supposedly 0.006) I walked all over the head, both
directions, and nowhere did the feeler even begin to come close to
fitting under the rule. Ditto
Make a gasket with some duct tape and goop it up with some JBWeld --
that ought to hold it tight!
--R
Jim Cathey wrote:
I found my 18 Starrett rule and my feeler gauges. I wiped down the
head and block and went looking for warpage. Using the 0.004 gauge
(limit is supposedly 0.006) I walked
Make a gasket with some duct tape and goop it up with some JBWeld --
that ought to hold it tight!
I bet it would!
-- Jim
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I found my 18 Starrett rule and my feeler gauges. I wiped down the
head and block and went looking for warpage. Using the 0.004 gauge
(limit
On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 08:28:48AM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
So, from yesterday's list I'm only left with surface roughness as a
potential culprit, and that seems unlikely to be responsible for such
widespread leaking, especially as the gasket is a rubberized (?) one.
It seems pretty grippy,
A couple of thoughts.
1. are you sure the head and the block match? holes all line up etc? Is it
possible that you have parts of two different engines that are not totally
compatible?
2. are you sure you have the right head gasket? Is it possible to put it on
backwards or upside down? Sometimes
On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 05:45:30PM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
There might be a slight coolant leak at the middle of the intake
manifold. I suppose it could be the head gasket, but I'm wondering if
the middle section of the manifold, the carburetor perch, is heated by
a coolant passage? It has
1. are you sure the head and the block match? holes all line up etc?
Is it
possible that you have parts of two different engines that are not
totally
compatible?
Extremely unlikely. Everything looks like it matches anyway.
2. are you sure you have the right head gasket? Is it possible to
Water heated intakes are rather common, especially when dealing with
propane.
I wouldn't be too surprised to hear that yours got the water from the
head
through the manifold rather than through a hose.
What size were the holes, compared to the intake ports?
Maybe 1/4-1/3 the size of the
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Genset
Warpage? You did put a surface plate on it while it was apart,
didn't you?
I did nothing. The head went to the shop and came back 'done'.
The block was sleeved by them, and honed, but that was it. The
forest of studs poking out of the block were not removed, so
In a message dated 1/1/2006 4:22:41 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
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I did nothing. The head went to the shop and came back 'done'.
The block was sleeved by them, and honed, but that was it. The
forest of studs poking out of the block were not removed, so
wrong head gasket?
Sure looked right.
-- Jim
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