No snow in Richmond, VA. We awoke to sunny skies and a temperature of 64 degrees F.
Santa came last night. He left the following note:
I’m sorry none of the reindeer food you left was eaten. I had to leave my team In Chicago and switch over to my camper and the DuraMax 3500 Dually. So, rather than eight tiny reindeer pulling my sleigh, I have eight huge pistons doing the work.
My fuel mileage was a little down, so I did take the five gallon jug of diesel fuel and the red container of gasoline you left outside.
Rudolph came along for the ride and has been in the trailer eating cookies and watching old Christmas movies since we left Chicago. He has been very unhappy since we ran out of gas for the Chinese 3,000 watt class generator after our deliveries in Manassas. Now that it is refueled, he can finish watching “A Wonderful Life”.
I am leaving you the Smart Sensor 5.7 water pump you asked for, along with a stocking full of spark plugs and synthetic oil for your genny.
P.S. – I saw Paul Cole (from Champion Power Equipment) and his new bride Selina while I was delivering gifts in China. He asked me to leave this photo for you and Nancy.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, yours and all of those great RV folks that are on the Chinese 3,000 Watt Generator Thread!!! If it were not for the good information from you guys, Rudolph would not have power from a generator to watch his videos!!!!
Ho Ho Ho Ho……… Santa
Professor Randy T. Agee & Nancy Agee. Also Oscar, the spoiled rotten Dachshund, Mechanicsville, VA
2009 Cedar Creek 34SATS 5th Wheel - 2004 Volvo VNL670 HDT Hauler Even a bad day camping in our RV is always better than a good day at work!
You made a stop in VA. and I tied a Red Pontiac Fiero to the sleigh for the reture to the North Pole. I'll return it next year as driver pulling the sleigh as you are old and need to retire now like the professor. He has promissed a trade for one powered by a nuke engine and a flux capacitor and a GFCI.
TKMJ wrote: The panel is a Federal Picific with the stab lock breakers. Long ago FPE lost their UL aproval on the breakers due to not properly triping and poor design of locking into the bus. Now we call them "Federal no trips". When he purchased the home five years ago, I'm sure the inspector sent out by his mortgage company would have flagged the panel.
It doesn't take very much googling to figure out the FPE panels are fire hazards. My brother had one in a house he purchased a few years ago. Pulled the meter immediately when it started just randomly throwing sparks. If he has an insurance company, shouldn't be too hard for him to blame it on that panel in court...
BTW, I should be the proud owner of a Champion 40051 within the next week!
Has anyone ever tried to convert one of these JD or CPE generators to electric start? I bought my TSC Champion in a hurry, but am starting to wish now that I had looked a little harder for electric start.
kyle morley wrote: Has anyone ever tried to convert one of these JD or CPE generators to electric start? I bought my TSC Champion in a hurry, but am starting to wish now that I had looked a little harder for electric start.
Anything's possible ... but sometimes impractical. A typical electric start engine requires a flywheel with teeth, starter motor, a bendix gear, relay, keyed switch, battery etc. If you want electric start, I'd sell the old generator on Craigs list and buy a new one out of the box. In a word there's no quick fix, and it will probably be cheaper buying new. Good luck and Happy NewYear.
kyle morley wrote: Has anyone ever tried to convert one of these JD or CPE generators to electric start? I bought my TSC Champion in a hurry, but am starting to wish now that I had looked a little harder for electric start.
Been mauling this over for about a year. I can buy a clone electric start engine for arround $200.00. Just have not taken the leap.
Should not be too tough though.
Brad
I've gotten mixed opinions. A few small engine people have said it can be done, but requires changing the flywheel and adding the starter (plus battery, started switch and solenoid), others say it depends on whether the block is drilled for it. I figure the flywheel and starter would be about $100.
One problem with changing the engine - as I understand it (which is pretty sketchy). generators usually are made to go on taper shaft motors - but while you can find taper shaft Hondas if you look around, I have never seen a taper shaft clone. which either means the Chinese alternators are not taper shaft, or you got to get special replacement motor intended for use on a generator to replace the existing motor.
blkfe wrote: Been mauling this over for about a year. I can buy a clone electric start engine for arround $200.00. Just have not taken the leap.
Should not be too tough though.
Brad
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