04-26-2022, 04:04 PM
Brad, I can only speak to the installations I have seen so my comment is not gospel! The four screws are holding the pipe extending aft and removing them requires crawling into the generator box. But, you know all that already. Since you are going to have to go into the box, just fix it while there!
@360, Removing the generator is not terribly difficult but you will need a pallet jack and cribbing on a concrete floor. Disconnect all umbilicals, unbolt the ram, run the jack up enough to relieve pressure and slide the set out.
The leak needs fixed for obvious reasons, carbon monoxide, smoke, plus the intake of the set suffers as well.
One more thing, if the exhaust is coming out of the joint, there must be back pressure. Some exhaust will usually come out but if there is restriction, more leakage occurs. This is caused from carbon build up and the fix is running at full load to raise the exhaust temperature thereby reducing the buildup. We’re talking about the pipe going horizontally and then vertically. Put on as much load as possible for an hour or so!
@360, Removing the generator is not terribly difficult but you will need a pallet jack and cribbing on a concrete floor. Disconnect all umbilicals, unbolt the ram, run the jack up enough to relieve pressure and slide the set out.
The leak needs fixed for obvious reasons, carbon monoxide, smoke, plus the intake of the set suffers as well.
One more thing, if the exhaust is coming out of the joint, there must be back pressure. Some exhaust will usually come out but if there is restriction, more leakage occurs. This is caused from carbon build up and the fix is running at full load to raise the exhaust temperature thereby reducing the buildup. We’re talking about the pipe going horizontally and then vertically. Put on as much load as possible for an hour or so!
Gordon Jones
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