Well this is the only picture I have of the genset right now. I am pretty sure the enclosure was riveted together around the unit. This is the door located directly above the landing gear. The generator head is pretty good size it is almost as long as the V8. I am guessing 60+ KW (that sounds reasonable for a 6.2 @1800, right?)
The genset has it own steel frame work (with lifting points than cannot be reached because of the enclosure). It had 4 6TLs that mount in a tray directly above the generator end and the access door above them is barely big enough to get them out. The only other access is an ~8 x 8" door above the radiator / oil fill neck. Oppsite of the genset end is the louvered radiator.
I didn't want to start drilling rivets to get to the engine and found out that by climbing into the front storage box that there entire wall between the compartments unbolted so I now have access to the drivers side of the engine via the front storage locker.
This has possibly been my craziest GL purchase yet. As GL described it was a trailer including a boarding ladder. Unmanned site and wouldn't let me preview. I assumed it was empty which worked nicely for the project I had in mind. When it arrived found it nicely outfitted (27" lathe with complete set of tooling, drill press, air compressor, genset valve grinding machine, asst tools and the complete canvas enclosure set).
I don't have the heart to strip the stuff out of it so I have been slowly working on cleaning it up and trying to get everything operational. I'll find a lesser trailer for my project. I know the lathe works, it has never been used, still coated in cosmoline
. The tooling was all still in the crate in the front storage locker. There was a lot of random trash inside and while cleaning up I found what appeared to be the exercising log for the genset which accounts for ALL 60hrs of runtime up to 1991 and the radiator is label drained '91. I'd believe the little bit of fuel I drained from the tank was from '91 too.
I have found no other 6.2 military genset applications and very reluctant to to try just adding fresh fuel see if it runs. I have no 6.2 experienence and this thing is basically like working on a ship in a bottle. The front acess had been nice if you like hanging out in a little metal box trying to work on an engine. I think I am going to remove the bottom panels of the enclosure and then raise the landing gear and let the trailer tongue down so i'll be able to reach the top of the engine.
I'll try to get some pics from inside the storage locker tomorrow. With luck I'll get my brother to stop by and get pictures of me, the 6'2" guy, climbing in that little door to take the pictures
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Any tips for flushing the fuel system would be greatly appreciated as I think that is the next task I'm going to tackle.
Tom