Oil recommendations cold weather generator
Hi, I joined the "dark side" last spring and bought a Yamaha 3000 sIEB generator. I'm going to need to run it at -30 c (-22 F). Any suggestions as to the viscosity of oil I should use?
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No. IIRC never been below -10F. Truck started just fine. My old car used to have trouble with the carb icing up so it would not idle for 5 or 10 minutes. Still started.
IMO getting started has more to do with fuel, compression and ignition. Oil may come into play if the electric start system becomes marginal at those temps. Pull start should still work. Diesel is another set of trouble but does not apply here. But I have never owned a diesel either :R
At -30 overnight my generator would have been running all night and most of the day. It would never really get cold. Pianotuna knows his limits.
My concern would be less protection when warmed up and running for extended periods.
-62c? was that Monday, February 3, 1947 Snag, Yukon? ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extreme_temperatures_in_Canada
IMO getting started has more to do with fuel, compression and ignition. Oil may come into play if the electric start system becomes marginal at those temps. Pull start should still work. Diesel is another set of trouble but does not apply here. But I have never owned a diesel either :R
At -30 overnight my generator would have been running all night and most of the day. It would never really get cold. Pianotuna knows his limits.
My concern would be less protection when warmed up and running for extended periods.
-62c? was that Monday, February 3, 1947 Snag, Yukon? ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extreme_temperatures_in_Canada
