Removing the sound-proof canopy | Small diesel generator

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  • OVERALL DIFFICULTY INDEX: 3/10
  • IF YOU HAVE NO TOOLS, YOU PAY $5 TO GET THEM FOR THIS JOB
  • IF YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE YOU SPEND 1.5 HOURS TO CARRY OUT THIS JOB
  • RISKS WHEN INTERVENING ON A COLD GENERATOR LIMITED TO SKIN CONTACT WITH FUEL. ​
BEFORE YOU START
  • Your engine should be cold for this intervention. Do not attempt to work on a hot engine.
  • Remove all bolts (socket No 10) that hold the canopy to the main frame all around. There are many of these, be patient!
  • Remove the side panel to the air filter side, keep the one to the exhaust side lose. You cannot remove it yet.
  • Empty as much as you can fuel.
  • Lifting the canopy requires some force. You are lifting some 20 Kg away from your body.
DISCLAIMER:
Our pictorials are of informative nature and do illustrate works carried out by ourselves at our own premises for our own use and satisfaction.
Readers who envisage to carry out similar works inspired by the below method shall do this at their own risks and liability.
Note: the below works are widely compatible with any of the KAMA and KIPOR KDE5000, KDE5500, KDE6000 and KDE6500 generators.

Small generator canopy removal pictorial

1- Close the fuel valve at the filter level, remove the fuel arrival hose from the injection pump.
2- Remove the fuel return hose.   
3- Pinch both hoses and attach them with cable ties.
4- They will remain attached all along your intervention to avoid fuel spill.
5- Remove the air filter cover and the air filter.
6- Unscrew the main panel, tilt it to the outside.
7- Tilt again horizontally and let it pass through the canopy to the inside.
8- You have freed the canopy. Take it out and watch your back!
9- The generator is now bare and ready for your intervention.

Exploded view of the diesel generator frame / enclosure

Number
Part
1
Muffler cover plate
2
Muffler elbow
3
Left panel
4
Fuel gauge
5
Fuel tank sleeve
6
Main cover
7
Door knob
8
Right panel
9
Control panel and outlet assembly
10
Air filter cover
11
Lower chassis
12
Engine mounts
13
Generator tray
14
Wheels
15
Battery
16
Battery tie-down
17
Cover plate

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