[Shop-talk] Generators

[Karl Vacek]

Solution -- this is the ideal excuse to buy a TIG welder  ;-)



>I share your view on replacing a working generator even though it's almost
> 20 years old and doesn't owe anybody anything. It's a 3/4" hole and I 
> don't
> think I'm equipped to handle one that large. Also, it is pretty badly
> corroded at the bottom of the hole and it doesn't look like there is 
> enough
> material left.
> Brian
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> Brian C. Kennedy
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>> From: Richard George <rkg at teleport.com>
>> Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:02:19 -0700
>> Cc: 'Shop Talk' <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Generators
>>
>> Brian,
>>
>> how about just drilling out the hole and putting a helicoil in it?
>>  Seems kind of extreme to get rid of a working generator because you
>> can't hang the
>> muffler on it :-)
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> rkg
>> (Richard George)
>>
>>> My neighbor has my old 4 KW generator. (I should have sold it to someone
>>> much further away.) The tapped hole in the Al head to connect the 
>>> muffler
>>> corroded so badly I don't see an easy way to fix it. So, I looked for a
>>> replacement. Harbor Freight seems to have the nicest selection, Chicago
>>> Electric. Any recommendations, thoughts?
>>> Thanks
>>> Brian
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