Finally managed to get the truck in the shop I pushed the generator to the back and got it in a good spot to work on it too, which is a nice suprise. Nothing like a 24 hour power outage and 1.5 ' of snow overnight.. to bump that up the priority list.
The little lunchbox one doesnt cut it for any bigger stuff ( infloor heat ect.. ) Glad i got the chevy in the shop before it looked like this..
This amount of snow is not new to me but it sure hits ya when the place you live in has the worst drivers, and no plow to be had haha.
Generator to do:
Wire circuit board & voltage regulator into box.
Find and install transfer switch panel, beside house panel.
Build supporting enclosure for cooling system, grill and protection
Hoist into behind the shop and connect to existing wires burried in the ground. ( old power lines going OUT to the office canister from the house, where they used to send power to the container the generator used to supply in its day)
I lucked out and had a gentleman on another forum ( smokstak ) which is a generator forum, send me an original curcuit system with the voltage regulator as he had switched up to a much newer one. So i should have everything i need to make it work and output 240 1ph power.
Craziest thing about this generator is that the Fire & Safety cannister that was left here on the property, came from a part of my home town, and ended up on a property i would buy 40 years later. Oh and my original neighbhor Jeff was from ottawa as awell
Also im back at my old job and my boss picked up this crew cab dually to build out as my supervisors work truck, and is getting a service bed for it ect.. pretty sweet rig. 454, th400, too many aftermarket gauges. Picked it up at an auction somewhere while i was working up on the barge.
I am happy to try and adress a "few" issues now that the trucks in the shop. I was having some interesting MAP readings above 3500 rpm. Sometimes it would max out at atmospheric pressure way too low in the power range. Vacuum leak maybe around intake gaskets.. throttle body.. not too sure but also still had quite a bit of oil coming into the intake. After learning that subarus really need an upgraded pcv system due to the pistons being flat and overtime, burn quite a bit of oil over time... Led me to thinking about having a baffled oil catch can set up, and not return any crankcase ventilation into the intake at all.
Also wondering if its caused by blow by.. I do plan on puling heads and taking a good look at the bottom end of this thing as i didnt last time, due to wanting to just get it moving forward as a whole project. Id like to measure and inspect cam bearings too. My idea is to spend money on making the block decently powerful NA overtime with the current finances.. then someday down the line add boost somehow on a good foundation.
The front passenger steam port was obvious leaking also. Thinking of just putting a 4 corner steam kit on it and going back to the Gen III*? design. This is also led me to want to get a radiator with the intake and outlet on the same side and eliminate my hobbled top coolant hose set up. I would also like to put a warmer thermostat in this. I think a 190-195 got put in there and for tuning purposes id like it to reach 210-220 like factory design was intended. After i get that as the baseline into the fuel enrichment tables then i can change it if need be but from driving it, it seems a bit cold even in the summer.
