All,
I thought I'd post an issue with the sound shield on my 8kw Kohler generator. Just doing some routine maintenance I found the following:
Overall, it's SO TIGHT, that it's impossible to get to some maintenance things without removing it. And it's SO hard to remove a few parts that I just pulled the whole thing off.
With the Lazarette already insulated, I don't believe sound will be a big issue and if it is, I'll build a much easier to remove sound shield.
Things WITH the sound shield in place.....
Impossible to get to the coolant fill cap, it was pushed against the sound shield insulation. Impossible to get to the starter and anything on the back side. Impossible to remove the heat exchanger.
And really hard to get to a lot of parts unless they were right on the front.
With the shield removed, I can now crawl in on one end (after battery removal) and just lie there and enjoy an afternoon playing with the backside of my generator. A lot more fun after stripping the cover off of her.....
I thought I'd post an issue with the sound shield on my 8kw Kohler generator. Just doing some routine maintenance I found the following:
Overall, it's SO TIGHT, that it's impossible to get to some maintenance things without removing it. And it's SO hard to remove a few parts that I just pulled the whole thing off.
With the Lazarette already insulated, I don't believe sound will be a big issue and if it is, I'll build a much easier to remove sound shield.
Things WITH the sound shield in place.....
Impossible to get to the coolant fill cap, it was pushed against the sound shield insulation. Impossible to get to the starter and anything on the back side. Impossible to remove the heat exchanger.
And really hard to get to a lot of parts unless they were right on the front.
With the shield removed, I can now crawl in on one end (after battery removal) and just lie there and enjoy an afternoon playing with the backside of my generator. A lot more fun after stripping the cover off of her.....