James you are such a brilliant man. Not only can you fix anything you place your hands on but you are able to teach those of us who do not know how to do it. So that is 2 huge skill sets intersecting perfectly. Thank you Brother. Your friend Larry C
This man deserves a giant thumbs up. I am so tired of the "will it run?" videos that are obviously clickbait and faked. James however is 100% honest. The fact that the stator was shorted out explains why the generator was junked as testing the windings is very easy which the owner likely did. And James didn't hide this from the viewers. Very different repair on your hands when an engine needs to be rebuilt or a stator is shorted out.
Good job James even though the outcome so far was disappointing, maybe you'll find a replacement shortly. Thanks for the hydraulic tip for removing the rotor.
This is why you meggar your field. And stator. It shows weak insulation faults, that won't show with a volt-ohm meter, as it uses a higher power to check it. The 500 volt setting should be used for small generators..... I know it's a let-down when you think your "home free" and then something pops up to thwart you. Keep up the great work, Jim....
I really enjoyed your journey through this project. This is the kind of stuff they should be teaching in public school. When I was growing up there was auto shop, wood shop and industrial arts, but I don't think even those are around at most schools anymore. We live in a throw-away society.
I have gotten pilot bearings out of car engines in a similar way. I would fill the hole with soap shavings or grease (I like the soap shavings better) and use a bolt or deep well socket that will just go through the bearing. Keep tapping the bolt or socket until everything gets filled and tight and out comes the bearing. Works good.
The question of the leaky rear main seal has been answered, anyway. I imagine having that stator re-wound would also be cost prohibitive. On the bright side, I believe your win/lose ratio is way over to the win side!
@@jeffclark2725 Do a search for a TH-cam Channel called Linguoer-Mechanic. It's a girl who rewinds stators with only basic hand tools, and she lives in backwoods China. Quite amazing stuff. Doesn't look complicated or expensive at all, but then again, what do I know?
Thanks for the video. Sad that the engine mount is different than the other power heads. I did enjoy seeing the operations to remove the original power head, especially using hydraulic pressure to get the rotor off. Dave.
To clean oxidation and dirt off aluminum parts after degreasing try soaking in a dish pan of hot water and oxalic acid. It is sold in powdered form as wood bleach such as Savogran in the paint section of hardware stores. Experimentation will tell you what to make the concentration. Really brightens up aluminum castings that have white/gray surface deposits. Steel parts will come out clean but flash rust immediately. I can't tell you how much your videos have taught me about this new style of OHV horizontal engines. My experience has always been on old Briggs flat head engines. I now know 3 ways to get the rotor off the tapered shafts thanks to you.
You inspired me to look at these as a project in my garage. Always loved working on electronics and small engines to. I really need to focus! And I know you know what I mean
It’s kind of ironic that I have about every other kind of puller but a bolt, some Teflon tape and some water. I’m a recent subscriber but I like your videos brother. I’m getting my garage set up to do something similar for a little bit of play money.
I think everybody should donate for this stator to be rewound and follow the steps it takes to do it. We are all invested in this genny and want to see it put back in service for someone? I put in $5
I am confident you will find a suitable power head. That engine is too good to go to waste. Your subs can wait and we expect to see this engine making power at some point in the future. Keep up the great work - it’s beneficial and appreciated…
Wow! Really love your videos and especially this 3 parter... You have such great skills and knowledge and brilliant common sense. You're really great to listen to and explain things so well... TH-cam and us subscribers are very lucky to have you!!!!
It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the video. People who have no interest in this kind of (great) content will give it a thumbs down to stop TH-cam from recommending similar content.
A gallant effort for sure. If nothing else you have a great engine. As someone else mentioned your wins surpass your losses by a very large margin. Like I always say it's better in your garage to rebuild other gennys than in the landfill.👍👍👍👍👍
What a wild repair ride. As others have posted you can't win them all but at least from what you have posted your win/lost ratio seems pretty good. At least this one was a freebee. I've learned a lot watching your generator video's. Hopefully I won't need to use what I've learned but it is nice knowing I'm more prepared because of your channel.
Cool,you got to the bottom of the last hick up/gremlin,I agree thought you had a good machine,after each repair improvement was made,The last burned winding was a shock,Lots of good parts,
Ah that’s too bad. I screwed a couple wires on the windings of my summit snowmobile last year. I was able to solder them back together and isolate them with red thermal silicone. I guess doing something like that would be more costly than the worth of the generator. Anyway, great videos, love the content.
Should have made a video of your repair. Soldering heavy copper wire with varnish insulation in tight quarters is not easy. His winding circuit was complete but the legs must have been touching. I assume it is a 230v stator winding with a centertap, I don't know I'm probably wrong
OK removing that stator with hydraulic pressure is brilliant. I have tried to beat them off. This is great. Thanks for this. On the engine side, I have seen guys build up the tapered shaft to square with weld. Or grind them down to small and use bushings. Thanks my friend.
I enjoy your videos and I've learned a lot from you. I would like to suggest one thing that I noticed. You are using water to create the hydraulic pressure in the shaft. I would like to remind you water is your enemy around electricity and metal. I would like to suggest that you use oil instead of water. You have now removed the risk of a short circuit and rust. 👍👍👍👍
True, but not a fan of oil either near a tapered shaft. The oil is impossible to get out of the rotor shaft and water you can just quickly blow dry. Most manuals do call for oil.
Excellent quality as always and appreciate what may be the last look at this one unless you scare up a gen head that works on it. Definitely a useful engine for something though it seems.
Well, now it all makes sense. The 15 Amp GFCI and the dead 20 Amp one. The power head must have been going bad for a while. When they couldn't use it though those GFCI plug-ins, they trashed it. You had the alternate plug that allowed you to connect to the two partially working legs. The failing generator head probably also smoked the bridge rectifier. Once you reconnected two working GFCI outlets, the gen-head completed its self destruction! At least you have a good working Honda engine. Someone in the first video mentioned that you should check the valve lash. That's probably a good idea before you use the engine again.
@@jcondon1 Its funny, maybe like most that watch these, I become invested in watching the project succeed so I tend to forget about the need for parts to support other projects (and of course I see all the parts in the background of the videos). I love how these generators are recovered because when I've enquired around where I live "who fixes generators" the normal answer I get is "we work on the engines but not the power unit". Hopefully this enables some shops to start developing skills in this area.
Great video I hate to see the project come this far just to stall, here's hoping we will see it again. Keep up the great work. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family from eastern NC.
Thank you for a great video. Hopefully you can find a new stator. Will be waiting to see if you did find one at a reasonable price. Hope you are having a great day.😀❤🇨🇦
That's a real bummer! After all your efforts to get the best out of this machine, we end at an impasse, and then the question of where to go from here. It reminds me of a generator we once had. The engine was incomplete, so it was cheaper to buy another engine on eBay, only to find that despite appearances, the shaft was "a wrong 'un". Good money after bad, or bail out? We bailed out! It was a shame - nice generator, but it was becoming a money pit. For a machine that cost peanuts to buy, it was already costing the earth before we even got a single Watt out of it. - it ended up as a parts machine. Let's hope yours ends up in a better conclusion.
This series inspired me to look at motor rewinding videos on youtube. After seeing videos from both the first and third worlds, I would say rewinding a stator is actually a simpler process then one would imagine. The main hurdles would be make a coil winder, obtain the right insulation materials to sit between the copper and the iron, and then a few hours of practice time :) Hope to see you try it some day, if only for academic purposes instead of economic.
Would love to try it. Just need the time and ideal the winding details. An electric motor usually have one main winding. Generators have 2 main windings and up to 4 sub-windings.
I once visited a transformer shop and they had all sorts of jigs made of out of wood. They would bolt the jig to the end of a geared motor with a variable drive connected to a foot pedal and then wind the coil by hand as a mechanical counter tracked the turns. They had an assortment of hand tools they would whack with a mallet periodically to tamp the coils into the form and shape them. It was kind of mesmerizing to watch, surprisingly low tech but effective. They were making everything from tiny signal transformers to large distribution transformers rated for hundreds of kilowatts.
Great videos! And I was like, it can’t dies like that at the end. There must be a sequel or something! It will wake up and find out it was just a nightmare and James will have rewinded its stator! 😉🤪
Heck man , I would have brought it home just for the engine.. was worth a try James .. That is how those stators & rotors go , Just like a light bulb !! ENJOYED ..HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
@@skatkat6885 How do you use the word equivalently in a sentence? It would be convenient if it could be equivalently formulated without reference to coalgebras. Equivalently, the component with the richest reinforcement rate was associated with the greatest resistance to change. The 42-month scores were divided by 2 to create equivalently scaled variables at 24 and 42 months. You are resistance to change ? lol
Firstly thank you so much for this video Mr James it was a good journey with this generator despite this sad ending 😅 but don't get disappointed. I know you're gonna find a solution for this problem. Here, I have an idea and I wanna share it with you.. since you have another power head and the issue only with that crankshaft then, you may replace the crankshaft shaft with another one which may suit that power head but I'm not sure whether is gonna fit in that gear casing or not... If it is so, then this idea might cost you less amount. I'm sure, somehow you're gonna find a way to fix it. My regards Mr. James👍
You could look into having the stator rewound. I have no idea what it costs anymore but there used to be an electric motor shop around here that rewound motors and generators. Might be a fun project, it's simple in concept but it can be tricky to get the coils formed just right and put into place and then it really ought to be vacuum impregnated with varnish.
So we have here a 390 engine on a 7 kw genset head. This engine could easily power a 10 kw head and maybe that is what to look for to put a slightly larger carburetor on this engine. Also what happens here in America is we have loads of old machinery, like shapers, like Bridgeport milling machines, but what the James needs is is a small to medium sized lathe. Yes you can get one a bit worn for practically nothing to rebuild it. That is what the James needs, a lathe. With that he could turn this head to fit, or if a bit larger swing he could turn the engine output. Shoot----nothing is beyond this guy, with a lathe he could even set up a rewind shop.
I have checked around, and many motor shops can re-wind stators, but some pricing that I found are in the $800 ball park. I also found sources for the winding 'hanks' alone, from China at really low prices. Alibaba listing has quite a few, but unfortunately, many want 'minimum' order quantity - you could sneak in with a 'trial' order. They also have complete stator assemblies available.
I don’t know if the 12X1.75 threads would be compatible with a metric or SAE pipe plug which might save you some of the aggravation with the straight threads of the bolt and using teflon tape?
5:16 I notice the tires aren't a match as far as tread-pattern goes. Probably doesn't matter, of course; I just thought I'd point that out, since it indicates that there was some replacing of parts on the machine before you got it.
Do you ever run across any trashed or discarded generators that you you’ve taken the power head apart and cleaned it before power testing it? IE a failure during testing due to dirt, debris, foreign material? And, if so what indicators do you now look for that would prompt you to tear down and clean a power head and cleaning before attempting to power it up and load test it?
What can you do with the motor if you can't find a powerhead?? I have a steele generator I found in the street and the powerhead was missing brushes and the avr .... but the engine works great
Most Honda and Honda clones have this tapered shaft. The issue is the bell housing. Not a standard size. Usually the bell housing is a standard size built into the sump cover. My best bet might be to swap the cover.
Would it be possible to rebuild the stator? Similar to what they do with alternators? Or is that too much cost/time? Also I read that defect you saw can be related to lightning strikes. Not sure how true that is.
James, Rance here, doesn’t the Honda engine base plate have different mounting hole locations to fit other size generator housings so you won’t be limited to the OEM generator. So…then you will only have to worry about securing the replacement generator head to the frame?
James love your videos have a question I have a Duramax xp 4400 generator has low compression 45 psi but runs still shuts off after a minute or so can that be a bad decompression valve? Or is that too low compression for generator to run properly?
If the valve is not working it might run in 45psi be not have much power. Would start by checking the valve clearance. The exhaust valve might be a little tight.
I truly admire your calmness when most of us would have seriously beaten the thing!
James you are such a brilliant man. Not only can you fix anything you place your hands on but you are able to teach those of us who do not know how to do it. So that is 2 huge skill sets intersecting perfectly. Thank you Brother. Your friend Larry C
Good to see you around @Larry Croft
This man deserves a giant thumbs up. I am so tired of the "will it run?" videos that are obviously clickbait and faked. James however is 100% honest. The fact that the stator was shorted out explains why the generator was junked as testing the windings is very easy which the owner likely did. And James didn't hide this from the viewers. Very different repair on your hands when an engine needs to be rebuilt or a stator is shorted out.
Good job James even though the outcome so far was disappointing, maybe you'll find a replacement shortly.
Thanks for the hydraulic tip for removing the rotor.
The trick of using hydraulic pressure to remove the stator is brilliant, always enjoy your video's.
I wish I saw that yrs ago when trying to remove a Comet racing clutch from an engine!
Surprised he used the water. Other videos he used steel rod.
@@kenhilson786 I believe when there's an internal thread on the shaft, he'll use the hydraulic method, and when there's not, he uses steel rod.
Yes that would have saved me hours of time about 10 years ago. Simple and effective.
This is why you meggar your field. And stator. It shows weak insulation faults, that won't show with a volt-ohm meter, as it uses a higher power to check it. The 500 volt setting should be used for small generators.....
I know it's a let-down when you think your "home free" and then something pops up to thwart you.
Keep up the great work, Jim....
Great video as always. The hydraulic tip for the the rotor removal was very impressive. Never seen it done.
Thanks 👍
I'm rootin' for ya James..I hope you decide to tackle the rebuild and rewind the powerhead. Even if you fail, it's still a learning experience.
I really enjoyed your journey through this project. This is the kind of stuff they should be teaching in public school. When I was growing up there was auto shop, wood shop and industrial arts, but I don't think even those are around at most schools anymore. We live in a throw-away society.
Yes!
This the kinda stuff they should teach my kids in school. Amazing.
I have gotten pilot bearings out of car engines in a similar way. I would fill the hole with soap shavings or grease (I like the soap shavings better) and use a bolt or deep well socket that will just go through the bearing. Keep tapping the bolt or socket until everything gets filled and tight and out comes the bearing. Works good.
JC
Your diagnostic skills are exceeded only by your patience!
J
The question of the leaky rear main seal has been answered, anyway. I imagine having that stator re-wound would also be cost prohibitive. On the bright side, I believe your win/lose ratio is way over to the win side!
The ones that are trashed seem to be trash more often then not. But still a lot of good parts.
@@jcondon1 and a great video too :)
Yea, ive had a couple of people ask me about "rewinding" totally cost prohibitive,unless you are fully set up ready to go doing it
@@jcondon1 what state you in.
@@jeffclark2725 Do a search for a TH-cam Channel called Linguoer-Mechanic. It's a girl who rewinds stators with only basic hand tools, and she lives in backwoods China. Quite amazing stuff. Doesn't look complicated or expensive at all, but then again, what do I know?
You have the no quit attitude. Keep up your videos.
You can't win them all!
Marvellous effort for us all. Thank-you!
Thanks for the video. Sad that the engine mount is different than the other power heads. I did enjoy seeing the operations to remove the original power head, especially using hydraulic pressure to get the rotor off.
Dave.
So much dedication just to come to this point.
that rotor removal technique is the best thing ive seen in ages!!! last one i did involved beating it with rubber mallets until it relented!
It works well about 80% of the time. But still have to resort to beating them of sometimes.
To clean oxidation and dirt off aluminum parts after degreasing try soaking in a dish pan of hot water and oxalic acid. It is sold in powdered form as wood bleach such as Savogran in the paint section of hardware stores. Experimentation will tell you what to make the concentration. Really brightens up aluminum castings that have white/gray surface deposits. Steel parts will come out clean but flash rust immediately. I can't tell you how much your videos have taught me about this new style of OHV horizontal engines. My experience has always been on old Briggs flat head engines. I now know 3 ways to get the rotor off the tapered shafts thanks to you.
Thanks!
Thanks for the super thanks!
Great set of videos. It was very interesting to watch you work out what was wrong with the generator from the engine to the wiring to the stator.
You inspired me to look at these as a project in my garage. Always loved working on electronics and small engines to. I really need to focus! And I know you know what I mean
The hydraulic “puller” was genius! I have never seen that done before.
Came off like a treat did that
I've seen him do that in at least one other video. Can't remember which one it was though.
They actually sell hydraulic pullers. You can get handheld ones with a 5- or 10-ton pulling force.
It’s kind of ironic that I have about every other kind of puller but a bolt, some Teflon tape and some water. I’m a recent subscriber but I like your videos brother. I’m getting my garage set up to do something similar for a little bit of play money.
This method just amazes me lol i love it
I think everybody should donate for this stator to be rewound and follow the steps it takes to do it. We are all invested in this genny and want to see it put back in service for someone? I put in $5
You worked hard on this one James but your not beat, I like your style, great video. Regards from Spain
Hi, James. It was a long and interesting walk. Very Educational. Thanks for sharing! Stay Healthy!
I’m emotionally invested in this generator at this point.
Yes, now I feel let down. My day is ruin.
Beware of the sunk cost fallacy ;)
I am confident you will find a suitable power head. That engine is too good to go to waste. Your subs can wait and we expect to see this engine making power at some point in the future. Keep up the great work - it’s beneficial and appreciated…
I was wincing whilst you pressure washed it and gave it a bath - i think that was your problem right there.
Well said that “you can’t win them all”, but boy was that quiet a journey, and sometimes it’s the journey not the destination that matters.
Wow! Really love your videos and especially this 3 parter... You have such great skills and knowledge and brilliant common sense. You're really great to listen to and explain things so well... TH-cam and us subscribers are very lucky to have you!!!!
Another great video. Nice to finally see the failure point.
Always great videos, thank you so much for all the learning tips with generators.
Who just waits for your videos to give them thumbs down? They’re helpful videos and I enjoy them. Thanks James
It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the video. People who have no interest in this kind of (great) content will give it a thumbs down to stop TH-cam from recommending similar content.
James good luck on your quest for a power head, Thanks for sharing your video with us. Ed
Great tip using hydraulic force to release the rotor. Thank you for that.
A gallant effort for sure. If nothing else you have a great engine. As someone else mentioned your wins surpass your losses by a very large margin. Like I always say it's better in your garage to rebuild other gennys than in the landfill.👍👍👍👍👍
What a wild repair ride. As others have posted you can't win them all but at least from what you have posted your win/lost ratio seems pretty good. At least this one was a freebee. I've learned a lot watching your generator video's. Hopefully I won't need to use what I've learned but it is nice knowing I'm more prepared because of your channel.
Even the junkyard generators cost money. Usually between $40-$100 dollars. I paid $100 for this one mostly because it had a good Honda engine.
@@jcondon1 Wow, $100 seems pretty steep. I know the copper is worth something but I wouldn't think much more than $35.
Cool,you got to the bottom of the last hick up/gremlin,I agree thought you had a good machine,after each repair improvement was made,The last burned winding was a shock,Lots of good parts,
Ah that’s too bad.
I screwed a couple wires on the windings of my summit snowmobile last year. I was able to solder them back together and isolate them with red thermal silicone. I guess doing something like that would be more costly than the worth of the generator.
Anyway, great videos, love the content.
Should have made a video of your repair. Soldering heavy copper wire with varnish insulation in tight quarters is not easy. His winding circuit was complete but the legs must have been touching. I assume it is a 230v stator winding with a centertap, I don't know I'm probably wrong
Good update Interesting finds atleast you were able to verify the bad stater @James Condon
OK removing that stator with hydraulic pressure is brilliant. I have tried to beat them off. This is great. Thanks for this. On the engine side, I have seen guys build up the tapered shaft to square with weld. Or grind them down to small and use bushings. Thanks my friend.
Thanks Bruce. Hydraulic pressure is the way to go. It works well most of the time. Can always beat them off if they are stubborn.
@@jcondon1 right on.
I enjoy your videos and I've learned a lot from you.
I would like to suggest one thing that I noticed.
You are using water to create the hydraulic pressure in the shaft. I would like to remind you water is your enemy around electricity and metal.
I would like to suggest that you use oil instead of water. You have now removed the risk of a short circuit and rust.
👍👍👍👍
True, but not a fan of oil either near a tapered shaft. The oil is impossible to get out of the rotor shaft and water you can just quickly blow dry. Most manuals do call for oil.
Excellent quality as always and appreciate what may be the last look at this one unless you scare up a gen head that works on it. Definitely a useful engine for something though it seems.
Use of water and bolt to hydro unlock the shaft.. nice....
Well, now it all makes sense. The 15 Amp GFCI and the dead 20 Amp one. The power head must have been going bad for a while. When they couldn't use it though those GFCI plug-ins, they trashed it. You had the alternate plug that allowed you to connect to the two partially working legs. The failing generator head probably also smoked the bridge rectifier. Once you reconnected two working GFCI outlets, the gen-head completed its self destruction!
At least you have a good working Honda engine. Someone in the first video mentioned that you should check the valve lash. That's probably a good idea before you use the engine again.
Cannot complain about a good Honda engine. Will use it for sure to save another generator.
Why would you think the shorted stator would smoke the bridge rectifier? They aren't in any way connected.
That water trick is slick! I'm adding that to my repertoire
All that work, frustrating! This has to be one of the most frustrating projects you’ve worked on. You gave it your all. Good set of videos
Cannot win them all. But have already used parts from that generator to make two others complete, so it work out in the end.
@@jcondon1 Its funny, maybe like most that watch these, I become invested in watching the project succeed so I tend to forget about the need for parts to support other projects (and of course I see all the parts in the background of the videos). I love how these generators are recovered because when I've enquired around where I live "who fixes generators" the normal answer I get is "we work on the engines but not the power unit". Hopefully this enables some shops to start developing skills in this area.
You taught me to use hydraulic pressure to remove that armature. For years I would cut metal rods to pop it off.
Good stuff! I stuck it out through all 3 episodes hoping you'd get it fixed. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Admiration and respect, sir.
Too bad that engine wasn't compatible with the power heads you had, oh well it will have it's day to be used, great work James!
Great video I hate to see the project come this far just to stall, here's hoping we will see it again. Keep up the great work. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family from eastern NC.
You will see that engine again at some point.
Thank you for a great video. Hopefully you can find a new stator. Will be waiting to see if you did find one at a reasonable price. Hope you are having a great day.😀❤🇨🇦
Wow, you installed a crane in your garage, but you’re still working on the ground. A lift will be a game changer for you. Thanks for the great videos.
Also a welder !
That's a real bummer! After all your efforts to get the best out of this machine, we end at an impasse, and then the question of where to go from here. It reminds me of a generator we once had. The engine was incomplete, so it was cheaper to buy another engine on eBay, only to find that despite appearances, the shaft was "a wrong 'un".
Good money after bad, or bail out? We bailed out! It was a shame - nice generator, but it was becoming a money pit. For a machine that cost peanuts to buy, it was already costing the earth before we even got a single Watt out of it. - it ended up as a parts machine.
Let's hope yours ends up in a better conclusion.
Still a good find for free. Good engine, control panel, tank and frame.
The stuff from the junkyard is not free. Usually pay between $50-$100. Still a good deal.
Great video. I learned a lot just watching.
I wonder if something lodged in the windings during the repairs. Perhaps that explains why in earlier parts everything on that side worked well.
Good tip using Water & Pressure to get the Stator off 👍
I see you have acquired a proper water container. Nice. I always enjoy your content. Thanks James.
After filming I stepped on it and it did not survive. :(
Damn. That's about right
@@rossflores4394 luckily I bought a two pack.
Oh well some just fight you to the very end, good engine for another project as you said. You fought a good fight.
This series inspired me to look at motor rewinding videos on youtube. After seeing videos from both the first and third worlds, I would say rewinding a stator is actually a simpler process then one would imagine. The main hurdles would be make a coil winder, obtain the right insulation materials to sit between the copper and the iron, and then a few hours of practice time :) Hope to see you try it some day, if only for academic purposes instead of economic.
Would love to try it. Just need the time and ideal the winding details. An electric motor usually have one main winding. Generators have 2 main windings and up to 4 sub-windings.
I once visited a transformer shop and they had all sorts of jigs made of out of wood. They would bolt the jig to the end of a geared motor with a variable drive connected to a foot pedal and then wind the coil by hand as a mechanical counter tracked the turns. They had an assortment of hand tools they would whack with a mallet periodically to tamp the coils into the form and shape them. It was kind of mesmerizing to watch, surprisingly low tech but effective. They were making everything from tiny signal transformers to large distribution transformers rated for hundreds of kilowatts.
Great videos! And I was like, it can’t dies like that at the end. There must be a sequel or something! It will wake up and find out it was just a nightmare and James will have rewinded its stator! 😉🤪
Heck man , I would have brought it home just for the engine.. was worth a try James .. That is how those stators & rotors go , Just like a light bulb !! ENJOYED ..HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Thanks! Good comparison. They are like a lightbulb. Hope you had a good Thanksgiving.
@@jcondon1 I did , Hope you did as well !! Thanks..
Man that old girl ran you around the mulberry bush several times before she finally gave up. But you never threw the towel in Bravo
Wasn't that brushless, too? Pretty premium/commercial grade unit for sure. Would be nice to find an equivalently quality power head for it.
@@skatkat6885 I think my use as an adverb may be correct if a bit odd.
@@skatkat6885 How do you use the word equivalently in a sentence?
It would be convenient if it could be equivalently formulated without reference to coalgebras. Equivalently, the component with the richest reinforcement rate was associated with the greatest resistance to change. The 42-month scores were divided by 2 to create equivalently scaled variables at 24 and 42 months. You are resistance to change ? lol
@@yuccaken
Absolutely.
@@yuccaken I hope Jim is proud of the comments his videos attract.
@@kevin9c1 For Sure ! But how will we ever Know ? Will wel ever see the face of this mysterious Man ?
Firstly thank you so much for this video Mr James it was a good journey with this generator despite this sad ending 😅 but don't get disappointed.
I know you're gonna find a solution for this problem.
Here, I have an idea and I wanna share it with you.. since you have another power head and the issue only with that crankshaft then, you may replace the crankshaft shaft with another one which may suit that power head but I'm not sure whether is gonna fit in that gear casing or not... If it is so, then this idea might cost you less amount.
I'm sure, somehow you're gonna find a way to fix it.
My regards Mr. James👍
Great try James, you put a lot of work into this one. Hope you find a power head😊
You could look into having the stator rewound. I have no idea what it costs anymore but there used to be an electric motor shop around here that rewound motors and generators. Might be a fun project, it's simple in concept but it can be tricky to get the coils formed just right and put into place and then it really ought to be vacuum impregnated with varnish.
Thanks for the tear-down!
You get SO lucky on exhaust bolts to the head. PS the main reason that the solder joints fail on the rotor is leaving the flux on it from the factory.
Good luck. Thank you for your video.
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So we have here a 390 engine on a 7 kw genset head. This engine could easily power a 10 kw head and maybe that is what to look for to put a slightly larger carburetor on this engine. Also what happens here in America is we have loads of old machinery, like shapers, like Bridgeport milling machines, but what the James needs is is a small to medium sized lathe. Yes you can get one a bit worn for practically nothing to rebuild it. That is what the James needs, a lathe. With that he could turn this head to fit, or if a bit larger swing he could turn the engine output. Shoot----nothing is beyond this guy, with a lathe he could even set up a rewind shop.
Nice series! Thank you! Ron USA
James you should rename your to miracle worker great as usual
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I have checked around, and many motor shops can re-wind stators, but some pricing that I found are in the $800 ball park. I also found sources for the winding 'hanks' alone, from China at really low prices. Alibaba listing has quite a few, but unfortunately, many want 'minimum' order quantity - you could sneak in with a 'trial' order. They also have complete stator assemblies available.
I looked into the same and $800 is about right. Unfortunately, not worth the investment.
Hi James I would think you have put a fair few hours on this project on the bright side you have a great engine out of it mate
never mind it was a great learning experience...!
You have always that I’ve seen been lucky with the exhaust bolts on the head at least.
I don’t know if the 12X1.75 threads would be compatible with a metric or SAE pipe plug which might save you some of the aggravation with the straight threads of the bolt and using teflon tape?
Hey, that was pretty cool. Pop goes the weasel at 12 minutes.
James is it cost prohibitive to rewind a stator like this one with new wire?
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5:16 I notice the tires aren't a match as far as tread-pattern goes. Probably doesn't matter, of course; I just thought I'd point that out, since it indicates that there was some replacing of parts on the machine before you got it.
Great series!! Might I suggest having a local electric motor repair shop rebuild/rewind it? Just my 2 cents.
Do you ever run across any trashed or discarded generators that you you’ve taken the power head apart and cleaned it before power testing it? IE a failure during testing due to dirt, debris, foreign material? And, if so what indicators do you now look for that would prompt you to tear down and clean a power head and cleaning before attempting to power it up and load test it?
Cut a piece of fuel line the slit it length wise then use it to both fill the hole and insulate the sharp metal exit for the spark plug wire.
Power washing can get water into places it normally wouldn’t get. I wonder if water caused the arcing on this winding??
It could of, if the insulation was weak in that spot.
You still have good Honda engine. You are still ahead of the game. Out a lot of labor time.
Thanks for the videos.
What can you do with the motor if you can't find a powerhead?? I have a steele generator I found in the street and the powerhead was missing brushes and the avr .... but the engine works great
Most Honda and Honda clones have this tapered shaft. The issue is the bell housing. Not a standard size. Usually the bell housing is a standard size built into the sump cover. My best bet might be to swap the cover.
Would it be possible to rebuild the stator? Similar to what they do with alternators? Or is that too much cost/time? Also I read that defect you saw can be related to lightning strikes. Not sure how true that is.
It is possible to rewind. The cost is too high to pay someone $800-$900.
James, Rance here, doesn’t the Honda engine base plate have different mounting hole locations to fit other size generator housings so you won’t be limited to the OEM generator. So…then you will only have to worry about securing the replacement generator head to the frame?
I would love taking a shot at a surgical winding repair. Let me know if I can help.
James love your videos have a question I have a Duramax xp 4400 generator has low compression 45 psi but runs still shuts off after a minute or so can that be a bad decompression valve? Or is that too low compression for generator to run properly?
If the valve is not working it might run in 45psi be not have much power. Would start by checking the valve clearance. The exhaust valve might be a little tight.
Couldn't you just replace the outer coils? Is the rotor part any good? Could you repair the burned part of the coil?
The only way to repair it would be to rewind the while thing.
you got some good nija skills there.... aka.. good catch!!!!!!