Selling my Witte BD Generator. This is a very late production unit from the early '70's. The factory gen head is a 12 wire 3ph Kato 14kw wired to output 4.5kw of 120/240vac. The unit is electric start and has real Murphy gauges automatic low oil pressure or over temp shutdown. The engine is 9hp @ 1040rpm has a rebuilt injector pump and a Frantz oil filter. The bearings in the gen head growel and need replacement. The engine runs good and the gen head makes power. It comes with the factory manual and a 100 years of Witte 1870-1970 sales brochure. The unit is located in Hopland, CA. I'd like to ger $3500 for it.
https://youtu.be/BhAQ0uFinls?si=1TftN5dBt_o4u378 Video running.

Centraila, Washington per the ebay ad.

Why not power the fuel solenoid from the starter crank circuit while cranking? No diodeds needed if there are 2 small terminals on the starter solenoid.

My goal for 2018 is to accomplish something that should have been done in 1848 but was "put off off for later" and that is to split California into multiple states. http://newcaliforniastate.com If that doesn't keep me busy enough I'll be keeping the Ashwamegah thumping charging batteries and hopefully adding an air compressor to it.

Those Bamford engineers were masters of simplicity. Looking at the wheel in question it looks like it may be used for priming. Can the collar on the exposed end of camshaft be rotated to change timing?

Youch Mike! I hope you get through the recovery process quickly and completely. We missed you at last months meeting.

The easiest way to clean them might be to take them to a local engine rebuilder and have them hot tanked. Nice find.

Just cut a hole of the desired size in the floor, form it in and pour a concrete block to mount the generator on. It's really not that big a deal to hand mix a yard or so of concrete by hand. The block preferably should not touch the floor of the shed.