Diesel Generators are a bitch to kill.
Wayyy back, many years ago the council dug up the road near my mates house and put up some temporary traffic lights. They kindly left the diesel generator outside his parents bedroom and it made a right racket.

After the first night of sleeplessnes my mates dad decided he was going to shut the damned thing up. Unsurprisingly these things are designed not be be easily shut down and any attempt to access any control panels were thwarted.

His approach? Pour stuff down the exhaust pipe until it filled up including Sand, Sugar and Water.

It seems they are designed to resist that approach too, up to a point. I remember my mate calling me triumphantly announcing his dad had done the deed,"He's finally killed the generator. The 4th can of Guinness did it."

I hope it was out of date.
( Airman Gabber Living life like a 70's BBC presenter, Thu 22 Dec 2011, 16:27, Reply)