Onan JC, the 240D of Onan industrial engines. I have seen these engines with upwards of 10,000 hours on them without a rebuild, and still pulling full load.
-D > On Dec 7, 2017, at 8:40 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Izzat a 4 cyl Wisconsin engine ? It sez 4 cyl. Mebbe that is an onan flat > engine? > >> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> December 7, 2017 at 7:31 PM >> 7.5 kW Onan Civil Defense generator set: >> >> https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/auction/view?auc=1979842 >> >> Curley, you should head back up to the Great White North and snag this. >> These things were built under a huge contract Onan had with the government >> for civil defense in the 1960s. They’re built like brick doghouses, and have >> a 12 lead reconnectable alternator on the, which is almost unheard of for >> such a small generator. After all, how many amps at 480 volts are you going >> to get out of a 7500 watt generator? >> >> Yes, it’s hand crank, but they can be converted to electric start fairly >> easily. >> >> I used to see and service these by the hundreds. Seems like they gave every >> little village and burg one during the civil defense programs in the 60s. >> >> -D >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
