Kohler Genny

[JAYROCK]

How Many hours will they run before major repairs or replacment? Providing that the oil is changed every 100 hrs along with the impeller and it gets good fuel.I heard a Westerbeke guy claim that if you got 1000hrs out of a kohler you were doing good. Just wondering how many hours YOU have on yours?

 

[jstokes]

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I have about 1700 hours on mine. Just oil, filter, impeller changes and the usual minor stuff.

 

[David M]

The worst thing you can do to gennie is to NOT use it. Exercise it as much as possible with as much load as possible.

 

[Harlan]

Guess I'm about 300 hours overdue.

 

[BillK]

I know a guy who had a houseboat he lived on and used it for charters - his Kohler 5kw had 5000hrs on it with no major repairs.

 

[Gregory S]

About what I'd expect a "Westerbeke guy" to say.

 

[GeeBee]

I'm wondering what wears out first, the spark plugs on a Kohler 5E or the mouth of a "Westerbeke guy" trashing Kohler.

 

[boatcomfort]

Sorry gentleman generators are like women you must use and maintain. Agree??

 

[JAYROCK]

GeeBee...I am gonna guess the spark plugs...

boatcomfort, You are dead on there!

 

[Ghost]

Almost nothing on a boat wears out due to "hours". Question can't be answered. Wrong question.

 

[Harlan]

The guy who owns the storage barn I keep my boat in has this to say -
You can either try to wear them out or you can let them sit up and rust out. He also says the two hardest things on a boat are sunshine and water. I tend to agree.