Generator Engine Question

Dachristianman wrote:
The 5.5K generator in my 01 Winnebago Adventurer leaks oil. From what I can tell, it's coming from a seal on the engine. It doesn't leak terrible, but bad enough that I'd like to repair it.

Has anyone pulled a generator out of their coach and accomplished any engine work? If so, how tough of a job am I looking at and should I take it to someone to have this work accomplished.

Another option would be to just purchase a used generator from a RV s**** yard as I would imagine that I could pick one of those up fairly reasonably.

Any advise is welcome.

Tom

My 5.5 Generac has the same problem and so far have just been adding oil as needed. So much in fact, that I quit changing it and only the filter, once a year. Now, that I've lost ac output with a major problem, like maybe a hole blown in the stator windings, I'll most likely be pulling it and taking care of the engine oil problem, as well. The problem I see with getting it out of there, is with having clearance under the coach for it, as it has to come out the bottom. As with anything, you learn as you go and it always makes me laugh, when someone says, how did you know to do that, if you've never done it before and as everyone should know, there's a first time for everything.
My only other option, is to mount a 3500watt Champion on the back with an extended hitch receiver, since nothing else is going in that compartment with proper clearance. Finding one in a salvage yard with some dependability for a replacement wouldn't be easy, so one might as well rebuild, what they have.