02-29-2016, 04:31 PM
Thanks for the input / discussion. These things are pretty complex and the better we understand them, the smoother we ride out any problems.
Is there any way to replace parts / adjust the yanmar shutdown temperature to accomplish the same goal / added safety margin for the motor?
My generator did not overheat when the slide was extended but the squirrel cage fan apparently did…I think Gordon hit the nail on the head and I have heard that those squirrel cage fans "need" some air flow resistance to work correctly. My AC guy is helping me convert a 10 KW house heater to run on a 50A extension cord (as a generator exerciser / campsite heater) and he cautioned me to restrict the outflow a little bit. Now I understand it better.
Instead of diluting the coolant, I used the pre-diluted stuff. I used the Peak Final Charge…its available at wal-mart and I wanted to use something that was easily available if / when I need it and I figured wal-mart is as universal as anything. It meets all the specifications shown on any of the other "heavy duty" coolants and for what its worth it has a picture of a semi on the bottle (that's got to make it good)!
As a tidbit to the power situation, when I switched off the electric aqua hot, the amps on both legs went down to nearly zero which vindicated the charger (my original thought also). I normally keep the coach plugged into 50A so my batteries stay full. Gordon's second cent makes perfect "cents" on this topic also! As another topic related to batteries, I've got a Magnum inverter / charger and it does NOT boil the batteries at all. I last filled them over 6 months ago (probably 10 months ago) and they're right where I left them. My previous coach had a charger that would practically boil them dry if you left it on. I use distilled water in the batteries too.
Thanks for the heads up on the video…I tried repeatedly to attach it and suspected it was a Mac problem!
Is there any way to replace parts / adjust the yanmar shutdown temperature to accomplish the same goal / added safety margin for the motor?
My generator did not overheat when the slide was extended but the squirrel cage fan apparently did…I think Gordon hit the nail on the head and I have heard that those squirrel cage fans "need" some air flow resistance to work correctly. My AC guy is helping me convert a 10 KW house heater to run on a 50A extension cord (as a generator exerciser / campsite heater) and he cautioned me to restrict the outflow a little bit. Now I understand it better.
Instead of diluting the coolant, I used the pre-diluted stuff. I used the Peak Final Charge…its available at wal-mart and I wanted to use something that was easily available if / when I need it and I figured wal-mart is as universal as anything. It meets all the specifications shown on any of the other "heavy duty" coolants and for what its worth it has a picture of a semi on the bottle (that's got to make it good)!
As a tidbit to the power situation, when I switched off the electric aqua hot, the amps on both legs went down to nearly zero which vindicated the charger (my original thought also). I normally keep the coach plugged into 50A so my batteries stay full. Gordon's second cent makes perfect "cents" on this topic also! As another topic related to batteries, I've got a Magnum inverter / charger and it does NOT boil the batteries at all. I last filled them over 6 months ago (probably 10 months ago) and they're right where I left them. My previous coach had a charger that would practically boil them dry if you left it on. I use distilled water in the batteries too.
Thanks for the heads up on the video…I tried repeatedly to attach it and suspected it was a Mac problem!
Jonathan Shetler
1999 Newell 510
Ft Lauderdale, FL