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| Author: | txvista [ Mon May 19, 2014 12:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | White Smoke coming out of Generator exhaust |
Hello Everybody, It has been some time since I have posted or even visited. I hope all is well. Quick question: My generator is having white smoked coming out of the exhaust. I just replaced the impeller a couple of weeks ago, and everything was fine and used the generator for the weekend. But this weekend, I noticed the white smoke. I am assuming it is burning oil? Any ideas or suggestions where I should start? It is a Kohler 5.0E. Oil was supposedly changed last in July of last year. |
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| Author: | jnizi [ Mon May 19, 2014 4:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White Smoke coming out of Generator exhaust |
Have you checked your coolant level? Started mine for the first time yesterday and it runs for about 30 seconds and shuts down, found very low coolant in the reservoir. When mine was running, it appeared to be smoky but I am thinking it was just the exhaust water was hotter than normal. Just an idea. |
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| Author: | 298VISTA2000 [ Mon May 19, 2014 9:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White Smoke coming out of Generator exhaust |
SeaFoam or the like? ETA - I just saw in your opening post where you ran the gen already once this season so that does away with my theory. |
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| Author: | weather [ Tue May 20, 2014 5:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White Smoke coming out of Generator exhaust |
I always thought that white smoke was an indication that coolant was being burned, meaning a gasket failed. I would think burning oil would be dark smoke. |
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| Author: | txvista [ Tue May 20, 2014 7:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White Smoke coming out of Generator exhaust |
My understanding is that blue smoke is oil burning. It just sounded different as well. I'm going back out there today to see if I can diagnose better. Something always happens before a holiday. |
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| Author: | txvista [ Thu May 29, 2014 4:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White Smoke coming out of Generator exhaust |
I changed my spark plugs, and seemed to fix the problem! |
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| Author: | Technologic80 [ Thu May 29, 2014 10:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White Smoke coming out of Generator exhaust |
From what I have read on the web, you should change the spark plugs first on a Kohler before assuming anything else.... I just changed mine - they had 10 hours on them. Fouled like a mother trucker. Put new NGK's in and I cannot believe how fast it starts now and how smooth it runs!! I will be keeping two spare plugs on board from now on. |
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| Author: | txvista [ Fri May 30, 2014 8:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White Smoke coming out of Generator exhaust |
Yeah, I put new NGK's in as well. |
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