Micro CoGen.

Camano Island, WA. Nice & sunny, but windy today.

I live about 1hr S of the US/BC boarder, and was wondering what the deal is with bringing back over the boarder BC-purchased used diesel motors.

This one caught my eye as I was perusing craigslist tonight...looks like a semi-clone of the Yanmar air cooled variety.

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rds/tls/4032212082.html

If I went over the boarder to get it, what can I expect coming back to the US side? I do have an "Enhanced" WA-state drivers license.

Thanks.

Still no word from Startomatic.


Anyone heard from these guys lately?

Startomatic - any updates from you on this?

Here's one of the mounting area

Dave/Larry,

I'll try to get some pics tonight of the R180, but in the meantime, the engine featured in this video is the actual engine I will need (possibly) the injector pump for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVGpQz_77Xc

I hope you can view it.

Dave,

this is a pic of the label on the side of the R180 I have. I hope this will be enough information for you, especially since I've been unable to locate the manual for the motor, which I think is somewhere out in my shop.

If not, let me know and I can take a better look out in my shop. Thanks.

-Ryan

Larry, this is the R180 I may need the injector pump for. I'm hoping this pic will give you the info you need to find the parts information.

has anyone else ordered or emailed these guys yet? I've emailed them this past Friday. How quick should I expect a response? Maybe I'm just impatient.

Better yet check quinnf's post.

Their names are Lee and David. Search utterpower.com for them or here.

I added some B100 biodiesel into the diesel, so now it's soaking in about B50. May take it out tonight to check it out.

I figure i'd try getting one form dave & larry in China, just want to try to get it apart 1st.

I wonder how much the injector pump will be including shipping from China.

I currently have it soaking in a tub of diesel, storing it until I have time to mess with it more. Thanks.

well first off propane doesn't have the btu's like diesel, and also wouldn't the injector pump die a premature death?

So after not running the R180 motor on my little tractor I tried to start it up the other day, didn't fire up.

After taking the hard line off the pump I discovered that it wasn't pumping fuel. So I took it out and the it seems the tappet end isn't moving much. So I loosened that slotted end screw on the side (visible in pic) and now it seems to move (plunge) even more, and that slider knob (on top (black) slides side-to-side better.

How tight does that screw (slotted end) need to be? And when I look in the hole where the screw was, it looks like there's a slot in the internal mechanism (pump barrel) where it fits in. However, if it goes in that slot, then the black slider knob doesn't slide side to side.

I've looked at Martin Nile's "Injector Pump Disassembly" write up, and I'm not able to disassemble the injector pump like he's done on his Changfa 195.

Any help/suggestions appreciated.