The charging system alternator, starter and exhaust system can be seen on the left side. The box on top of the service alternator contains wiring terminals and the regulator. The cable from this box goes to the circuit breaker box.
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It uses simple pipe for the exhaust, and the muffler is hung at the enclosure wall, so that the system can move with the engine. On the forward cylinder head cover, the compression release lever can be seen.
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Image shows the rear stabilizing jack which is removable by a pin. The new exhaust was routed out the the existing hole. When I got it, it had a "mushroom" type muffler which only arrested sparks (if any) and had no effect on the noise. A small 95AH AGM telecom battery is in the case to the right and was used to start it.
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On the right side of the engine are the oil filter, oil pressure switch, fuel lift pump with priming lever, and dipstick. The tips of the compression release levers can just barely be seen at the tops of the cylinder head covers. Moving them to the rear opens the exhaust valves. The circuit breaker for the exciter can be seen on the regulator box.
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Close-up of the Fidelity alternator. The exciter is at the forward end. The large grille is the exhaust for the engine cooling air.
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Close-up of the belt guard and the equipment at the rear of the set.
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Above the fuel lift pump is the shutdown lever. It is the rectangular tab withthe two screws and the braided cable running behind it. Pushing it down stops fuel flow to the injection pump.
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The large fuel tank..
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Eight outlets for 120VAC. The 240V was split up among these so the user can balance the loads. There is a 240V socket inside the enclosure.
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Leveling jack can be easily rotated or removed.
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He4avy duty safety chains and hooks
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Trailer lighting connector
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Video of the set running. 9.6MB file size.
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Video of starting the set with poorly connected jumper cables on a small/improvised battery to demonstrate the value of a compression relief system. The battery and cables can't supply enough power to crank the engine against compression, so the compression is removed and the engine spins up. First one cylinder is re-engaged, then as the engine comes to life, the other. Also during the video, the decompression levers were engaged while the set was running, and then re-engaged. These levers raise the exhaust valves. Normally you would not do this, but it's harmless if done for a few seconds on a cool engine with no load. There is a (normal) puff of smoke and the engine resumes normal operation. Then it is shut down using the stop lever. 45MB file size. Right-click and "save as"
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