COOLING SYSTEM
See Figure 6-2. These are air-cooled gensets. The
engine flywheel is also a centrifugal blower that
draws cooling air across the fins on the engine cylin-
ders and heads and discharges the warm air down-
wards through the discharge grill.
IAWARNINGI Do
not
run the generator
set
without
all
the covers
in
place. Contact with the rotating
flywheel. can result
in
severe personal
injury
or
death.
AIR
OUTLET
lAWARNINGI
Discharge
air
from the engine can
include deadly exhaust gas. Therefore,
do
not
use engine discharge
air
to heat the
interior
of
the vehicle.
See the Installation Manual regarding the minimum
free area required for the air inlet to the compart-
ment
or
enclosure and the minimum clearance re-
quired at the discharge opening. The engine will
overheat if the inlet and outlet openings are too
small or are obstructed
or
if dust has accumulated
on the cooling fins.
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BOTTOM
AIR
INLET
FIGURE 6-2. COOLING AIR FLOW
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