Update on glazed Hyundai diesel generator from my post last November. This generator had a whole 10 hours showing, but was smoking VERY noticeably from running not enough load.. I drained the oil and put JD Break-In oil in, and loaded it up with cheapy immersion water heaters I bought off ebay... to give a load of 14 KW Generator is rated at 18 kw. It puffed out blue smoke quite badly for a while, but gradually lessened until about 1/2 hr of running and there was almost no smoke...and continues that way.... I think it might have been a lucky escape. It seems happiest at 12 kw load , coolant temp running at about.... 180 ..185 F ...... go above that and temp climbs to about 200 F ( ambient is about 70 F ) which doesn't scare me, but I think indicates it is working reasonably hard....as it should.... at least on occasions. Thanks to those who gave input! |