Hey folks, New to the forum. I figured my latest project might be of some interest to yall. I recently bought an old V1702 4cyl diesel off of a buddy of mine. It was originally in a bobcat skid loader. It was missing some parts and needed some attention. Hasnt been run in years. I got a flywheel, bell housing, throttle plate, shutoff plate, lift pump, and solenoid. It runs like a champ now. I welded an engine stand with some 1-inch steel tubing. I had an idea after seeing the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and decided to make a generator. I did some rithmetic and research and decided that 15kw should be plenty to run all my home appliances. I have been working on getting some engine accessories like switches, gauges, sensors, etc. My goal is to have a robust, self regulating generator on a budget. I am working on finding a generator head and a governer to regulate the engine speed and therefore regulate the AC frequency. If I opt out of that then the loaded frequency will be lower than it would be unloaded. Any advise or critiques are welcomed.