Luxury Coach Lifestyles - View Single Post - Any consideration in updating the main control unit on a 80's Kohler Generator set

prairieschooner · 10-17-2012, 01:52 PM

Really...We have the original 12.5 KW Kohler. Like the rest of the equipment that Newell used at the time it was high end. With the quality build, installation and proper maintenance there should be no issues. Maintenance is the key though so when looking you should pay attention to tell tail signs of poor maintenance.
We dry-camp allot and have no issues with ours. Now I change the oil and fuel filters regularly. The radiator started looking questionable so I had it re-cored. Again Maintenance, but I have seen gens only a few years old that are in poor condition.
I might even go so far as to say an older unit may even be more robust. In those days there was no a move to reduce copper.

10-17-2012, 01:52 PM	#2
prairieschooner Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Idyllwild, CA Posts: 1,340	Really...We have the original 12.5 KW Kohler. Like the rest of the equipment that Newell used at the time it was high end. With the quality build, installation and proper maintenance there should be no issues. Maintenance is the key though so when looking you should pay attention to tell tail signs of poor maintenance. We dry-camp allot and have no issues with ours. Now I change the oil and fuel filters regularly. The radiator started looking questionable so I had it re-cored. Again Maintenance, but I have seen gens only a few years old that are in poor condition. I might even go so far as to say an older unit may even be more robust. In those days there was no a move to reduce copper. __________________ have Coach will Travel Steve & Tricia 1982 Newell 38' (built before #1) 6V92 DD, 5 Speed Allison, 12.5 KW Kohler, Couch used to make into a Bed but I fixed it! https://newellshowcase.com/thumbnails.php?album=214 2007 Yukon, 1981 CJ7 Laredo, 2002 Honda CRV, 1955 Thunderbird, 1952 Pontiac Sedan Delivery, 1952 Ford 8N, 1958 Airstream, 1959 Glasspar 16' Avalon, Cabin in the Woods........what will I work on next [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]