[AT] OT - Old generator blowing smoke

[Cecil Bearden]

Google constant level engine lubricator and you will find several.. 
Trico seems to be the manufacturer of the small ones. There is a vent 
line.  I would think that somehow The sump is overfull of oil and 
causing the smoke.  Somewhere is a valve that allows oil to fill up to 
the recommended oil level.  The blow by may be used to pressurize the 
tank or regulate it.   I could not find anything specific, there are 
some drawings on the trico site.  This interestred me as  I have many of 
those small generators, and I have never seen one of these lubricators.  
This is one of those things that if you want it to work, you will just 
have to figure it out.   Try posting on Smokstak.com in the forums on 
generators.  One of those guys has probably worked on them..

Cecil in OKla


On 9/23/2016 8:59 PM, Scott Williams wrote:
> This isn't exactly on topic, but I've been working on an old generator I got
> at an auction.  It's a Dayton Professional Brushless Generator from 1988, it
> has a Briggs & Stratton 16HP I/C (Industrial/Commercial) engine, cast iron
> bore (model 326437, type 0782-01 code 88102514) "9000 Volt Amps Max, 7200
> Watts Rated".  The engine has a tank on it that holds oil, and it keeps the
> sump full somehow, and if it runs out, the engine won't run.
>
>   
>
> I was having trouble getting a spark until the 'lightbulb' went on (in my
> brain, that is) and I topped up the oil tank.  Instant spark (after a lot of
> pull-rope wrapping and pulling, huffing and puffing.)  I had already cleaned
> the varnish out of the carb, so I was able to get it to run a little, but
> not much, it would die when I took off the choke.  I came back the next day,
> after charging the starting battery up, and got it running again easily -
> BUT - geez, was this suddenly a smoke machine!  Total fog bank!!  When I
> realized it wasn't going to clear out on its own, I shut it down, then had
> to wait for about 10 minutes as I watched smoke roll up and out of my old
> garage door.  This is on the house that burned 2 years ago, and that smoke
> was like a bad flashback.
>
>   
>
> I can only suppose that somehow, there's  a vacuum line or something sucking
> oil into the carburetor.  However, I have only seen a couple pictures other
> B&S engines with the oil tank (both on this same model generator,) and I
> haven't seen any manuals showing them.  Where can I learn about this system?
> I assume the "type" of the engine includes this feature, but I've not found
> any info at all about the "type" codes.  If I just  knew what the tank or
> the system was called, I'd be able to do a search.  It's too dark out there
> to get a picture of mine now, but these pics show the generator I have.
>
>   
>
> TRACTOR CONTENT: I still haven't tried patching my old radiator on the
> MF135.  We don't have any outside faucets on the new house yet (plumbers are
> still here every day, who knows when this will be a priority for them.) and
> I need to clean off the radiator before I can work on it.  Planning to try
> JB Weld before I order a new one.
>
>   
>
> Scott in Penfield NY
>
>   
>
>
>
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> This isn't exactly on topic, but I've been working on an old generator I got
> at an auction.  It's a Dayton Professional Brushless Generator from 1988, it
> has a Briggs & Stratton 16HP I/C (Industrial/Commercial) engine, cast iron
> bore (model 326437, type 0782-01 code 88102514) "9000 Volt Amps Max, 7200
> Watts Rated".  The engine has a tank on it that holds oil, and it keeps the
> sump full somehow, and if it runs out, the engine won't run.
>
>   
>
> I was having trouble getting a spark until the 'lightbulb' went on (in my
> brain, that is) and I topped up the oil tank.  Instant spark (after a lot of
> pull-rope wrapping and pulling, huffing and puffing.)  I had already cleaned
> the varnish out of the carb, so I was able to get it to run a little, but
> not much, it would die when I took off the choke.  I came back the next day,
> after charging the starting battery up, and got it running again easily -
> BUT - geez, was this suddenly a smoke machine!  Total fog bank!!  When I
> realized it wasn't going to clear out on its own, I shut it down, then had
> to wait for about 10 minutes as I watched smoke roll up and out of my old
> garage door.  This is on the house that burned 2 years ago, and that smoke
> was like a bad flashback.
>
>   
>
> I can only suppose that somehow, there's  a vacuum line or something sucking
> oil into the carburetor.  However, I have only seen a couple pictures other
> B&S engines with the oil tank (both on this same model generator,) and I
> haven't seen any manuals showing them.  Where can I learn about this system?
> I assume the "type" of the engine includes this feature, but I've not found
> any info at all about the "type" codes.  If I just  knew what the tank or
> the system was called, I'd be able to do a search.  It's too dark out there
> to get a picture of mine now, but these pics show the generator I have.
>
>   
>
> TRACTOR CONTENT: I still haven't tried patching my old radiator on the
> MF135.  We don't have any outside faucets on the new house yet (plumbers are
> still here every day, who knows when this will be a priority for them.) and
> I need to clean off the radiator before I can work on it.  Planning to try
> JB Weld before I order a new one.
>
>   
>
> Scott in Penfield NY
>
>   
>
>
>
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