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Charlie, It's been a while since I flow timed one of these IPs, but I'll tell you what I remember. Let's hope that someone with more recent experience and/or a better memory chimes in. I believe I had exactly the same experience as you did with needing to loosen the delivery valve holder...

Welcome, from Austin.

Gravytrain, Thanks for that report. It sounds like loading the gen is the best way to get it to run smooth(er). I was becoming convinced that there was something seriously unbalanced with mine, but, as jbk said, it's just the nature of the 2-cylinder diesel engine. I suppose that isn't a...

Dogkiller, Glad it worked out so well for you. Since my switch was missing, along with the original diode, I had to get a new diode. The leads on a new diode are the perfect length without any trimming so I didn't think that you would have to make your original one longer to fit on the new...

Charlie, The advice from both Ike and Joe are right. But no matter what you do, you can be sure you have the right button and your timing is right only by doing the flow test (Method 2) in the PDF that Ike refers to above. It's not very hard to do. You can start with the button out of your...

Harleyd, You beat me with your post regarding cylinder temps! That should catch both injector and IP problems, and maybe even valve problems. But none of that seems to be my problem. Regards, Richard

Sandfantom and jbk, My 002 also vibrates a lot more than I expected. It is a fresh rebuild with only a couple hours on the clock, so I didn't expect that at all. The shaking is worst at the blower/front end, so I looked in that area first. My first suspicion was that the blower wheel was out...

Stan, You take out the installed button for inspection by first pulling/prying out the tappet in the middle of the circular gear. The tappet comes out fairly easily since it has only an o-ring holding it in. Then the face of the button is exposed, but there is a circular springy wire clip...

Stan, You have a good understanding of how to time the IP. The first step is to make sure the correct shim (between the IP base and the machined mounting face on the block) is in place. As you surmised, that shim determines the gear lash between the IP and camshaft gears. The shim thickness...

Stan, Sounds like you are well on your way to making your engine good as new. As you are now aware, your engine is the military-tagged version of the civilian Onan DJF and almost all parts (maybe ALL parts) are interchangeable between your engine and an Onan DJF. The DJF is one version of the...

Dogkiller, And I thought I was pressing my luck offering to buy 2 @ $35 each! Don't know what I'll do with the second one I bought but I always think I can never have enough spare parts. It will probably go to the grave with me, like a lot of things I have collected over the years. You know...

dogkiller, EBay item # 380323830756 for an EV 75902LV is the functional replacement for your original switch. See TB11-6115-741-24. The EV 75902LV fits the mounting holes and comes with all jumpers in place and all terminals numbered correctly. Works correctly. Comes with a knob that is...

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Hello Michael, Welcome from Austin. You must have observed by now that there are a lot of SS members within 50 miles of you. I'm just a little farther south than that. Richard

The same symptoms can be caused by the wrong type of fuse. There are at least two fuse types that differ in length but look identical at first glance. Using the short fuse in a long fuse holder won't make connection no matter how many times you check it to make sure the fuse is good. Don't...

Joe, I didn't mean that you were " purposefully and maliciously destroying" your genset. I was quoting Stan's comment about the SOB that left him the extra 7/16" nut. Your advice about parting out Stan's genset is very good advice given his current circumstances. It's just that I wouldn't...

Stan, "I can't possibly imagine anyone purposefully and maliciously destroying such a fine machine in such a manner." (NJ_Toolnut quote) Ah... The confidence and believability of youth. Buying stuff from GL will bring both age and skepticism to you very quickly. My condolences... Joesco's...

Stan, Sorry to hear the latest revelations from under the gear cover. My suspicions would be that some sorry SOB, either intentionally or carelessly, included an extra 7/16" nut when assembling the front of the engine after rebuild. I don't know where else it could have come from. It lasted...

Stan, I had to laugh when reading about your experience trying to remove the blower housing without removing that pesky top bolt holding the grille. I spent quite a while and exercised my vocabulary for at least an hour on exactly the same problem. I'm sure many others have had the same...

Stan, Sorry for the situation with the broken cam. Certainly more of a problem than whatever you might have had with the IP. I haven't ever experienced a broken cam, but I know that other folks have had that problem on similarly designed Onan engines such as the DJC or JC. If I recall...