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Reply #20 –
With the help of our friends, Michelle and Lee Troupe we finished the interior of the bay.  Soundown requires spray adhesive and we felt the overhead surface needed hangers as well.  Redoing the bay by removing the old and its adhesive is a slow and tedious process.  As we finished removing the adhesive, I realized we probably could have used a 3M wheel like is used in removing decals and had it finished in an hour or so instead of seemingly endless process we used.

We used a kit from Jamestown Distributors https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/product.do?process=checkout&part=109513 if you use this kit you will need two additional cans of adhesive, a roll of Mylar tape instead of what's in the kit and every piece of material. 

To set the top panel, we constructed a jig.  Originally we were going to use a board, a 2x4, and a bottle jack to hold the insulation in place with pressure while it finished bonding, 30 minutes, BUT then realized that would fold over the hangers.  Being engineering geniuses, we drilled holes to mark the pattern on the sheet metal.  Then screwed the hanger bases in.  Well the large drill holes in the board were not the solution we thought they might be when we did a dry run.  It bent some of the hangers.  Ok now we decided bigger holes were the answer and cut them with a hole saw...thanks Wayne for the loan.  The dry run worked.  The sides were fine with the bonded adhesive.  Enter the sewing mavin Michelle who cut the remanants and fit the and finished the taping.

I personally would not attempt this insulation installation without pulling the generator.  The engine compartment isn't as bad and we will contain it not replace it.

Re: Gen set redux MAZ method

Reply #21 –
Looks like a nice mod that is well done.

I attacked the vibration phenomena, but I decided against the re-work because the cost benefit isn't there for me. One reason being I don't put that many hours on the generator. Another being, once I replaced the broken smaller mounts, relocated the over-flow coolant bottle to a different location (the extra weight increased movement of the radiator), and slightly increased the RPM of the generator to about 62HZ no load, the vibration reduced noticeably.

If I fail a radiator, then I'll address the issue. But strong chance it will last fine.

Re: Gen set redux MAZ method

Reply #22 –
We finished up putting it all back together.  Wayne's skill is obvious on the genset and I am more than pleased with the final outcome.  He will be an excellent addition to a growing business.  OTMs labor was a bit over a coach buck not including the send out for sandblasting and painting.  I did not powder coat the tray.  Thanks to Mark (MAZ), Robert (rhsinhld),  Barry (Beam-alarm)and others for their posts of how they finished their projects.

Re: Gen set redux MAZ method

Reply #23 –
Krush, we expect to put a lot of running miles on the genset this summer with AC an no dash AC and considering the radiator cost, ordering etc. the cost at OTM was reasonable.  Really did not want to go down that road.  Mark sums it up with his description of a lost season pretty well.  With the air intake up against the powdering insulation it was the right time to suck it up and just do it for us.  The tougher part was the reconditioning of the bay.

Re: Gen set redux MAZ method

Reply #24 –
Glad you are pleased with the end result. It looks very nice.

Mark