Category Archives: Off Grid Power

Utterpower’s Annual Lister Gen spring Start.

Posted on April 18, 2011 by George B.

It’s mid April, and the weather in the mountains is more like March. I got up late this morning, and as I made my way into the family room and poured my first cup of coffee around 8:00 AM, the … Continue reading →

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Veggie Burners

Posted on April 16, 2011 by George B.

Many are frustrated that the EPA decided to ban our access to slow speed diesel stationary engines by removing  the exemption and forcing tier three compliance. I’m convinced that they burn a variety of raw veggetable fuels with less problems than other engines. There’s … Continue reading →

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The ONAN CCK Generator.

Posted on April 14, 2011 by George B.

I think it was Bill Perkins that told me the old CCK Onan was tough. Being a flat head twin, the fuel economy isn’t that good, but many of these units were made in gasoline and propane conversions, and they have given their owners … Continue reading →

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A Free DIYer Generator Head?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by George B.

It may have happened when I was exchanging  emails with a Customer on Guam after the Island was hit by a large storm and people were without power for months.  I received several pictures of generators that died for all kinds of reasons and formed … Continue reading →

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Part of Prepping your Generator.

Posted on March 26, 2011 by George B.

Here’s a warning, a situation far more typical than you might know. It was a few weeks back I picked up a 6/1 Engine that had been stored in a garage for several  years. This engine  had never been run. … Continue reading →

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Some of us DIYers live under a tarp in the jungle

Posted on March 8, 2011 by George B.

But not DIYer Pat Wade and his Wife. They’ve found a slice of paradize, and having built their dream home with solar panels, MPPTs and Inverters, they live in comfort and with internet and  voice communications! Good surfing on the other side of the reef that … Continue reading →

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A Popular DIYer Generator Build

Posted on February 7, 2011 by George B.

 ‘Wife Friendly’, A Smart Engineering Excercise.    My personal thanks to Phil for his years of sharing what works and what doesn’t, and his good finds on surplus items. Phil is plenty happy with his new diesel and this may be what our DIYer … Continue reading →

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EPA pushing to remove all the Zinc out of lube oil?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by George B.

You might want to do a little research on the additive Zinc. There are a number of reports of flat cams in older engines and more due to the EPA forcing the removal of the very effective anti wear agent “Zinc”. Some … Continue reading →

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The FOLK Alternator

Posted on January 11, 2011 by George B.

If you read about Rud’s DIYer Gen set in Thailand, you saw that most interesting ‘FOLK’ branded generator head. What’s interesting is Rud bought this in Thailand, and he thinks it might be made there. From what I see, I’d guess the … Continue reading →

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The Future of Indian Slow Speed Engines

Posted on January 2, 2011 by George B.

    Petter Type  Jan/3/2011  The following may be a purely fictional post. Names, times and dates may have been made up…  Some eight or ten years back, a Biologist and Fish Farmer in Texas bought two Indian made Petter engines with pumps … Continue reading →

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