This reminds me of a brand new 14 kW set with the muffler mounted above the engine.
The muffler had a crimped but not welded seam on the bottom side.
It ran for an hour and the set was covered with black sooty oil leaking from the muffler seam.
Wet stacking can occur with any diesel.
I was able to cure more than one new slobbering diesel by running for a few days with a load bank.
Once the rings seat in there is generally no more problem.
It is a good idea to observe the set for the first few hours of running under light load.
If there is no oil in the exhaust and the oil level in the sump does not go down in the first few hours, you are good to go.
Otherwise find a load bank.
Red Neck load bank, but it works well.
Caution. This was done in Central America where there were no safety rules or regulations.
One 50 Gallon plastic barrel.
Two automotive leaf springs from the scrap yard.
A little longer than the barrel is high if possible. If not, improvise. It's not a piano.
Connect a hot lead from the generator to each leaf spring.
Arrange the springs inside the barrel, on opposite sides.
Fill the barrel with water.
Put a clamp-on Ammeter on one of the leads.
Start the generator and energize the leaf springs.
Start adding salt to the water, while watching the ammeter.
Load up to about 60% to 75% of the set Ampere rating.
The water will boil.
Add make-up water several time a day.
Use barricades or other methods for protection of personal.
Local safety rules apply.
You are responsible for finding a way to meet local safety rules and regulations.
You are responsible for any accidents or damage or injury.
As well as live exposed parts you will have 50 gallons of boiling water.
User beware.
Note for winter use: In cold weather the set may use as much or more fuel keeping itself warm as it uses to generate electricity.
I was running a house on a 6 kW set in minus 20F to minus 30F.
I put a solid baffle about 2 inches in front of the radiator and the fuel consumption dropped about 30%.
Winter heating.
Don't use electric heat. It is probably twice as effective to burn the diesel fuel in a heater than to generate electricity to use for heat.
A thermostatic rad shutter is a good idea for cold weather running.
Consider mounting a heat exchanger in your heating ducts and diverting coolant from the engine in the winter.
Do not take so much heat that the coolant returning to the engine is too cool.
Not enough heat? Now add some electric heat. For every BTU of electric heat you will get an additional BTU from a well designed heat extraction system.
Bill
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"Why not the best?"
Jimmy Carter
