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Home > Generator Spare Parts > Generator Valve Tappet Guide Generator Valve Tappet Guide: Types, Wear and Adjustment The valve tappet, also called the valve lifter or the cam follower, is the component that transfers the motion of the camshaft lobe to the pushrod or directly to the valve. It is the interface between the […]

Home > Generator Spare Parts > Generator Valve Spring Guide Generator Valve Spring Guide: Free Length, Testing and Failure The valve spring is one of the few components in a diesel engine that is loaded continuously, at every revolution, for the entire life of the engine. A generator engine running at 1500 rpm opens and

Home > Generator Spare Parts > Generator Valve Guide Guide Generator Valve Guide Guide: Clearance, Wear and Replacement The valve guide is a small, inexpensive component that has a disproportionate effect on the life and the emissions of a diesel generator engine. Its job is to hold the valve stem in precise alignment with the

Home > Generator Spare Parts > Starter Relay Guide Starter Relay Guide: Wiring, Testing and Replacement The starter relay is the small, inexpensive component that decides whether a generator starts. When the operator turns the key or the controller closes the start contact, the relay carries the current that energises the starter solenoid and pulls

Home > Generator Spare Parts > Generator Radiator Hose Guide Generator Radiator Hose Guide: Material, Failure and Replacement The radiator hose is one of the simplest components in a generator set and one of the most underestimated. A hose that fails on a running generator dumps the coolant within seconds, the engine overheats within minutes,

Home > Generator Spare Parts > Fuel Water Separator Guide Fuel Water Separator Guide: Filtration, Draining and Sizing Water is the most damaging contaminant in diesel fuel. It corrodes the injection pump and the injectors from the inside, it supports the growth of bacteria that form a slime which blocks the filters, and, in cold

Home > Generator Spare Parts > Fuel Level Sensor Guide Fuel Level Sensor Guide: Types, Faults and Replacement The fuel level sensor is a small component with a large operational consequence. On a generator set, the fuel level determines how long the set can run, and on a standby set the fuel level is the

Home > Generator Spare Parts > Generator Cylinder Head Gasket Guide Generator Cylinder Head Gasket Guide: Types, Failure Modes and Replacement The cylinder head gasket is the single most highly stressed sealing element in a diesel generator engine. It must seal the combustion chamber at peak pressures that exceed 150 bar, seal the coolant passages

Home > Generator Spare Parts > Generator Cylinder Head Bolt Guide Generator Cylinder Head Bolt Guide: Torque, Stretch and Sequence The cylinder head bolts are the components that hold the entire combustion seal together. A diesel generator engine fires at a peak cylinder pressure that can exceed 150 bar, which produces a force of several

Home > Generator Spare Parts > ATS Transfer Switch Guide ATS Transfer Switch Guide: Operation, Logic and Sizing The automatic transfer switch, usually shortened to ATS, is the component that turns a generator from a machine into a standby power system. Without an ATS, a generator must be started and connected by hand, which is