Congratulations Lastlaugh, Should be a great project and give you enormous pleasure and hours of frustration. Looks like that Kohler head has three slip rings so it`s probably three phase.
If the engine was overheating it is much more likely that the cooling vanes on the cylinders are full of sh1t. Mine was completely covered in a mixture of dust, oil, chicken feathers and mouse droppings.
Paint it any color you like, mine looks like this:
Thank you everyone for your responses! I'm exited as hell to get this, especially at this price.
I was debating doing the spray paint option myself if I could find a color close enough to the original. I'd much rather spray it with a gun, but I live in housing on a military base, and I dont think the neighbors would care for the over spray!
I was planning to go to a Sherwin Williams and see if they could mix the proper color, but have been hearing exactly what 38ac said. (Its very hard to get the color here in the states). Without seeing the original color first hand, it will be hard for me to know if its the real color or a horrible reproduction.
- ajaffa, thanks for the inspiration! Yours looks amazing! Where did you get the fuel cell its mounted on?
You are correct on the cooling vanes. I looked inside the cage and it looks like there is all kinds of trash up in there. I'll be taking it apart to clean it as soon as I figure out how.
As far as the gen head goes, I'm still learning! have a good basic knowledge of electronic principles but its been a long time. (I wasnt aware they were called slip rings, but I understand the concept now. (each ring is capacitated 120 degrees off phase). I've never worked with 3 phase power, but now I'm intrigued. Will this work for standard house backup in case of outtage? Do I need to convert it back to single phase or will it just use the first phase for single?
I'm looking for a manual for the kohler, so if anyone has experience with the head or know where i can get one, I will be eternally grateful!
Thanks again for all the responses. You are a great bunch of folks!