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Turbine power loss diagnosis
Hey guys, I was doing some test revs on my make shift test bench today. I have a IQ hammer 90+ turbine. It has maybe 4 hours on it, but I’ve only owned it for a month. I’m still learning how they run/ work and unfortunately had this happen.
I just added a new fuel shut off valve, and some new clear fuel line. I purged the line before use, but I think the valve must have had some air bubbles as this happened.
I’ve only ran the turbine for around 20 min tops, and have had no issues until this. Temps stayed under 650 C, and I’m running number 1 diesel with 5% turbine oil. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
The turbine looks great, no damage to blades or the turbine.
u/Tough-Ad7746 — 9 hours ago