OK - Here's the circumstance... regarding our 34' 1977 Tolly tri - 7.5 Kohler generator
I have two Kohler service shops trying to locate parts for our [what I believe is the original] 1977 Kohler Gen Set.
I also contacted Kohler HQ. They put me in touch with their primary parts distributor... boatswainlocker.com. One of their parts persons is trying to make heads or tails of this situation and if parts can be located.
Long and the short of what is happening:
So far no one can make heads or tails about the numbers on the plate on our Kohler gen set. One of the service shops could only locate that it may be an RV gen set (Boatswain Locker's person kind of agreed it had RV background from running numbers off the plate. The Boatswain Locker person is now searching all avenues at Kohler HQ in attempt to locate parts for this gen set.
To let you know why I seek parts: The gasoline motor of the gen set is in fine running condition. However - the electricity generating portion has a progressive problem - it continues to loose voltage production capability. In that... it now only turns out +/- 105 volts. Circumstance that occurred when the voltage got this low was the gen set could still run all electric appliances on our boat [fully electric boat] but the 105V output can no longer activate the house bank battery charger. The batt charger turns out 13.5 to 14.5 amps on shore power but only .5 to 1 amp on gen set power [while on gen set it used to do same as shore power]. I've checked this carefully by utilizing an exact same type of charger [I have a spare] and got same difference in amperage capability per shore power compared to gen set power.
One smart person mentioned that the reason the plate #'s lead toward RV gen set avenues is due to PO having replaced the electric generating portion with similar unit from an RV Kohler gen set??? Pretty good guess if you ask me! But, so far still unable to locate rebuild parts for the electric generating portion.
Photos here are the gen set and its plate. If anyone has input regarding this dilemma of what I have for gen set units and a way to locate parts availability... It Would be Much Appreciated!
Happy Gen Set Daze! - Thanks! - Art
I have two Kohler service shops trying to locate parts for our [what I believe is the original] 1977 Kohler Gen Set.
I also contacted Kohler HQ. They put me in touch with their primary parts distributor... boatswainlocker.com. One of their parts persons is trying to make heads or tails of this situation and if parts can be located.
Long and the short of what is happening:
So far no one can make heads or tails about the numbers on the plate on our Kohler gen set. One of the service shops could only locate that it may be an RV gen set (Boatswain Locker's person kind of agreed it had RV background from running numbers off the plate. The Boatswain Locker person is now searching all avenues at Kohler HQ in attempt to locate parts for this gen set.
To let you know why I seek parts: The gasoline motor of the gen set is in fine running condition. However - the electricity generating portion has a progressive problem - it continues to loose voltage production capability. In that... it now only turns out +/- 105 volts. Circumstance that occurred when the voltage got this low was the gen set could still run all electric appliances on our boat [fully electric boat] but the 105V output can no longer activate the house bank battery charger. The batt charger turns out 13.5 to 14.5 amps on shore power but only .5 to 1 amp on gen set power [while on gen set it used to do same as shore power]. I've checked this carefully by utilizing an exact same type of charger [I have a spare] and got same difference in amperage capability per shore power compared to gen set power.
One smart person mentioned that the reason the plate #'s lead toward RV gen set avenues is due to PO having replaced the electric generating portion with similar unit from an RV Kohler gen set??? Pretty good guess if you ask me! But, so far still unable to locate rebuild parts for the electric generating portion.
Photos here are the gen set and its plate. If anyone has input regarding this dilemma of what I have for gen set units and a way to locate parts availability... It Would be Much Appreciated!
Happy Gen Set Daze! - Thanks! - Art