[AT] OT - Old generator blowing smoke

[Steve W.]

> On 9/23/2016 9:59 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
>>

Looks like the cap on the tank is the wrong one and isn't sealing. They 
need the tank to be sealed or they will dump extra oil into the engine 
and cause it to smoke.

That valve in the line serves as the control for the oil level.
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Steve W.