[AT] OT - Old generator blowing smoke

[Scott Williams]

A branch punched through the "hood ornament" of my MF 135, and made a small
hole in the radiator.  I suspect if I'd used a sealer product at that time
it would have worked, but my tries to clear fins away and expose the break
(so I can seal it with JB Weld) have made the problem worse, and now I need
the JB Weld to work.  I need to wash the exterior of the radiator before I
can attempt a repair, and we haven't got any outside spigots installed yet
in the new house (no water in the old house.)

I'll  have to look up "Dike", I've never heard that brand before.

Scott in Penfield NY

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Scot,
 What's the matter with the radiator?
 If its got a leak, try Dike. My JD unstyled a had a leak in which water
would leak from the hose (and one portion of the radiator itself after it
sat for a while in the shed.
 I tried replaceing the hose, and it still leaked. I put some dike in it, (I
drained the radiator first then filled with new coolant) and started it up.
Open the throttle up so the engine gets warm, open your radiator and pour
the dike in it. Then let it run for 20 minutes or so.
 It should seal it. My JD a just leaks a little here and there. I haven't
had to fill it up in 9 months. And I think it might've leaked maybe a half a
pint durring that time. That's it. Also, make sure that you know how much
water your radiator holds so you know how much dike you need. It doesn't
stick to the radiator. If you drain the radiator, it drains the seal as
well.
 Good luck,
 Tyler Juranek
 IA

On 9/23/16, Scott Williams <swillia5 at rochester.rr.com> 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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