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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 16-09-2016, 07:48
Replies: 32
Views: 4,304
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Strange Generator Problem

Good idea -- I'll try this!
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 16-09-2016, 07:47
Replies: 32
Views: 4,304
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Strange Generator Problem

The parts are fully separated, so no problem getting the adhesive in.


I couldn't find any Red Loctite in Cowes in the old town (I have no car to get to the industrial estates around), so I'm...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 15-09-2016, 12:21
Replies: 32
Views: 4,304
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Strange Generator Problem

No way to use a mechanical fastener on it -- the fitting is pressed into a hole in the pot metal filter housing. It's absolute carp design -- utter carp.

Maybe really worth trying to use a...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 15-09-2016, 10:20
Replies: 32
Views: 4,304
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Strange Generator Problem

Looks like Red Loctite CAN be used for this:

"Q4: Can I use a threadlocker for non-threaded assemblies like locking bearings or bushings in housings or on shafts?
A: Yes, you can. Traditionally...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 15-09-2016, 10:11
Replies: 32
Views: 4,304
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Strange Generator Problem

I thought epoxy works ok on metal?


Is red Loctite adhesive enough to hold this kind of thing together, which is not bolted or threaded?

I'm now in Cowes so can buy any kind of adhesive...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 15-09-2016, 07:39
Replies: 32
Views: 4,304
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Strange Generator Problem

Thanks. I'll try epoxy.

The Kohler pump is not all that expensive, so probably not worth messing with.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 15-09-2016, 06:17
Replies: 32
Views: 4,304
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Strange Generator Problem

Thanks; very useful.


I'm thinking about just epoxying it in place. Mine is also pot metal, which doesn't tap very well (also immense hassle). The joint is smooth so I would think should glue...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 15-09-2016, 01:55
Replies: 32
Views: 4,304
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Strange Generator Problem

I wonder if I can just epoxy this in place?

Drilling and tapping it would be pretty involved, and I'd have to find a fitting.

Ranger42, is this the same problem you had? Did you replace the...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 14-09-2016, 12:25
Replies: 32
Views: 4,304
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Strange Generator Problem

This one?

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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 14-09-2016, 07:02
Replies: 32
Views: 4,304
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Strange Generator Problem

Concerning A64's point about salt water inside the enclosure --

I think I might get not only the salt water pump, but even the heat exchanger, out of the enclosure.

Or maybe better no enclosure...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 14-09-2016, 07:00
Replies: 32
Views: 4,304
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Strange Generator Problem

Well, I think I found the leak. The hose clamp on the heat exchanger to exhaust elbow hose -- the one I found loose -- was actually corroded and broken on one side. I removed the hose, cut a fresh...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 14-09-2016, 06:21
Replies: 32
Views: 4,304
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Strange Generator Problem

It's not cracked or leaking, but I will pull it off and have a look inside. Thanks.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 14-09-2016, 06:20
Replies: 32
Views: 4,304
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Strange Generator Problem

I agree with you about raw water pumps inside sound shields. I will really think about this when I build the next boat. Your experience sounds like a total nightmare.


Yes -- my generator...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 14-09-2016, 05:28
Replies: 32
Views: 4,304
Posted By Dockhead
Strange Generator Problem

My generator (Kohler 6.5EFOZ) shut itself down today, only the second time in almost 2000 hours and 7 years in my ownership.

I opened the sound enclosure to find leaked seawater. Damn.

What is...
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