Vetus Generator Problems

[GordMay]

Report on VETUS Generators Suffering From Heat in Tropical Use:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/493700/

Links to:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/49370...nical+Diagrams
and
http://www.network54.com/Forum/49370...and+Water+Pump

From Rick Cameron at Island-Aid:

Gord,
You can add this dedicated forum to your posts:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/493700/
Thanks
Rick
IslandAid operated by ELM
450 Taraval St. San Francisco 94116, USA
+1 415 272 9100
Field Office Jl Air Manis No 8, Bukit Gado2, Padang, West Sumatra
+62-81534059018 (mobile)
+62-751-767888
Skype / AIM : elmaceh
http://www.island-aid.org/

“We are a volunteer based non-profit working in Aceh and Nias. We recently purchased a gen-set from a well known Dutch maker for our aid vessel. After repeated failures we have carefully analysed the unit and we have discovered a serious design fault causing cooling air to recycle through the silent housing. The recycling of hot air is causing very high temperatures in the housing and we are convinced that this has led to the breakdowns...