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When the installation is correctly planned and carried on, surveying the result during the first
operative season, the generator on board give many troubles operative seasons, requiring lubricating oil
and fuel filter replacement only, but there is another up keeping operation that prolong considerably
the unit life. It consists in a "wintering" but useful in summer too if the set remains unemployed for
more than two months.
Due to temperature difference between night and day the water remaining into the exhaust
pipe and muffler water lock causes condensation, that on the engine exhaust valve, produces roost.
Spraying into the combustion chamber some lubricating oil, and disconnecting the exhaust pipe,
moving the piston position by the handle or a flash starting attempt, avoids completely the roost risk for
long time.
Consider that on the marine engines employed for the nautical generating sets, there are no
critical connections between cooling water and fire zone, so in case of some gasket breakage there is
water sprayed out of the engine, around it into the hood and never water entering into the piston or the
sump zone.
Our technical staff is in any case at customer’s disposal for additional suggestions or solving out
of standard cases for getting the complete satisfaction result, that can be always reached putting more
attention on the plant, or adding special accessories like a dry exhaust pipe and similar
