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Lin (65.184.0.189)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 18, 2002 - 10:14 pm: | |
When we bought our bus, a 3500Watt generator was already mounted in the rear engine compartment on the right side. I later added 6 golf cart batteries to the compartment on the left side. Does that extra weight in the rear effect anything seriously? Thanks |
jmaxwell (66.42.92.55)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 19, 2002 - 12:32 am: | |
That's about 600-650# behind the rear axle, not the best place in the world to put it but depending on what bus, it may not be that big of a deal. Bigger problem that I see is batteries in the engine compartment, especially if they are out of the air flow and in an area that gets hot. |
Lin (65.184.0.189)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 19, 2002 - 11:54 pm: | |
I see your point, but in this case the area is really well ventilated, the batteries are also carried very low and do not get much engine heat at all. |
Ross Carlisle (Ross) (207.88.96.243)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 - 1:37 pm: | |
I asked Dick at Wrico about putting a genset back there. He said that temps can reach 400 degrees in the engine bay and that a genset would burn up back there. I did want to mount my house batteries back there though.
Ross |
Jim Nelson (64.24.85.52)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 6:01 pm: | |
400 degrees in what engine bay? The only thing I can think of that qualifies for that is the MC-7 & MC-8 Turbocruiser turbine-powered Greyhounds. |
Peter (Sdibaja) (209.242.148.130)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 6:46 pm: | |
Jim: thanks for bringing it up!
let me see, water boils at 212, make that 230 with a good coolant mix. oil goes toast at 270 or so...
I am moving my engine and tranny to a forward luggage bay before the whole system goes toast!! ;-)
Peter |
C. Ray Powell (Raypowell) (152.163.197.178)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 30, 2002 - 8:06 am: | |
There are ways of insulating that generator from the vehicle engine.
C Ray |
Ross Carlisle (Ross) (207.88.96.119)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 30, 2002 - 9:21 am: | |
I assumed Dick Wrights opinion was somewhat respected here. Thats what he told me when I told him I wanted to put the genset back in the engine bay. I would still like to put it there if it's possible. Seems like that would be the quietest location for it.
Even if the engine bay temps were only 150 degrees or so, an air cooled genset might still run hot.
Lets here from some folks who are running thier gensets in the engine bay. What type of genset are you using? How is it vented? Is it isolated in any way from the engine heat?
Ross |
Richard Bowyer (Drivingmisslazy) (66.190.119.82)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 30, 2002 - 6:24 pm: | |
I have one of Dick Wrights gensets (10kva) installed in the engine compartment of my Eagle with no baffle between the engine and the genset. I have used this setup for about ten years with many cross country runs where the genset ran continously for several days (and nights). I have never experienced any overheating problems or signs of high temperature genset damage.
I did have coolant overtemperature problems until I installed a circulating pump and radiator fans for when I am parked. The genset uses the bus radiator and engine coolant for cooling.
I currently have my engine exhaust and muffler covered with a heat shield, but I run for several years without this with no apparant problems.
In conclusion, I believe Dick is wrong on this recommendation, but I hate to say this, because he is one of the most knowledgable people there is regarding gensets.
Richard |