Hi
I am not a contibuting member of this group but I could use a bit of advice concerning engines. I have a 30 kW generator powered by a Hercules G-2300 four cylinder engine that runs on natural gas. I would like to replace this engine with a 1.6 L VW diesel. The input shaft seems to be bolted directly to the flywheel of the engine and there is no bearing between the engine and the generator.
Will the VW engine be able to take the weight of the generator shaft and flywheel (I estimate 70 lbs) or will this overload the rear main bearing of the engine?
thanks
stan