[AT] OT generator maintenance

[Dave Rotigel]

Dick,
	The clearance WILL NOT change when the engine is not running! Fifty  
hours is fifty hours independent of if 25 of those hours happen in  
1976 and the other 25 happen in 2047. (Check the clearance in 2047!)
	Dave

On Jul 25, 2011, at 8:11 PM, Dick Day wrote:

> My Generac 7.5KV generator is 7 years old and other than the semi- 
> annual
> testing, it's never been used. I change the oil every year and every  
> other
> year, I change the air filter and plug.  The manual says I should  
> check the
> valve rocker arm clearance after 50 hours of use.  It will be a long  
> time
> before it hits 50 hours of use at the rate we are going.
>
> Is this something I need to worry about? It's running great as is.   
> It's a
> Generac (Briggs?) 15hp OHVI gas engine.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dick
>
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