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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-11-145180
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110519

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GENCOR INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000064472
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY & EQUIP [3531]
		IRS NUMBER:				590933147
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5201 N ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL
		CITY:			ORLANDO
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			32810
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4072906000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5201 N ORANGE BLOSSOM
		CITY:			ORLANDO
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			32810

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MECHTRON INTERNATIONAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880128

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MECHTRON GENCO CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19720411

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MECHTRON CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19690909
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">GENCOR INDUSTRIES, INC. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5201 N. ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ORLANDO, FL 32810 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:0px;"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">May&nbsp;19</FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">th</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">, 2011 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Kevin Kuhar, Accountant </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Division of Corporate Finance </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">United States </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Securities and Exchange
Commission </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Washington, D. C. 20549-3030 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Re:</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Gencor Industries, Inc. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form
10-K for fiscal Year Ended September&nbsp;30, 2010 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Filed December&nbsp;22, 2010 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">File No.&nbsp;001-11703 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dear
Mr.&nbsp;Kuhar, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following is in response to your comments included in your transmittal letter dated May&nbsp;6, 2011: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended September&nbsp;30, 2010 </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Consolidated Balance Sheets, page 25 </U></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Please refer to prior comment 3. Please revise future filings to include disclosure of your accounting policy and procedures for the charge-off of bad debt reserves
from the allowance for doubtful accounts. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I><U>Response:</U></I><I> We will expand the Company&#146;s
disclosure in future filings to include the Company&#146;s accounting policy and procedures for the charge-off of bad debt reserves from the allowance for doubtful accounts. </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Note 1 &#150; Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Polices, page 29 </U></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Fair Value Measurements, page 29 </U></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We note that in your response to our prior comment 5 you further clarify that your investments are, &#147;very liquid assets that are traded <U>periodically</U> on
active markets&#148;. We note the FASB Masters Glossary defines an active market as &#147;a market in which transaction for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
&#147;Please clearly explain to us the frequency upon which these assets, by type, trade, confirm to us that pricing information is available on an ongoing basis, and based on that information, tell us how you concluded that the frequency of trading
meets the presumption that there is sufficient frequency and volume to conclude the market is active and to consider it a level 1 input under FASB ASC 820-10-34-40. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I><U>Response:</U> Upon further review and discussion with the Company&#146;s investment portfolio manager, and taking into
consideration the definition of active markets in the FASB Masters Glossary (per above), we now believe these investments are more appropriately classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy of investments and will reclassify the fixed
income investments (Corporate and Municipal Bonds) as such in future filings. Based on the Level 2 classification, we have not supplied the additional information you request above in support of a Level 1 classification. </I></FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Inventories, page 31 </U></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Please refer to prior comment 10 from our letter dated February&nbsp;28, 2011. Please revise future filings to disclose your accounting policy for the review of
inventory for obsolescence. We note your disclosure should be consistent with the information discussed in response to comment 10 from our February&nbsp;28, 2 011 letter. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I><U>Response:</U></I><I> We will expand the Company&#146;s disclosure in future filings to include disclosure of the Company&#146;s
accounting policy for the review of inventory for obsolescence. </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Item&nbsp;10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance,
page 40 </U></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">It does not appear that you responded to the third bullet point of prior comment 9. Therefore we reissue that comment to tell us how you will provide disclosure to
investors about the unreported transactions. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Response: It is our intention to provide disclosure to investors
about the unreported transactions in an 8-K filing, Item&nbsp;8.01, Other Events, as follows: </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Part III, Item&nbsp;10 of
the Company&#146;s Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended September&nbsp;30, 2010, states that the &#147;information required by this Item&nbsp;10 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company&#146;s definitive 2011 Proxy Statement for the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders&#148;. A similar reference is made in the Company&#146;s Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended September&nbsp;30, 2009. It is required under Item&nbsp;405 of Regulation S-K, that the Company disclose any delinquent Form 3
filings under Part III, Item&nbsp;10 of the Company&#146;s Form 10-K. </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>On page 10 of the Company&#146;s 2011 Definitive
Proxy Statement dated February&nbsp;4, 2011, under Section&nbsp;16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance, the Company states &#147;we are unaware of any instances of noncompliance, or late compliance, with such filings during the fiscal year
ended September&nbsp;30, 2010&#148;. A similar statement is made on page 8 of the Company&#146;s 2010 Definitive Proxy Statement dated February&nbsp;5, 2010. </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>It has come to our attention that the following reporting persons were delinquent in filing the Form 3&#146;s at the time of appointment to their respective positions and that at the time of filing of
the respective 2010 and 2011 Definitive Proxy Statements, these Form 3&#146;s remained unfiled: </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:59pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><I>Reporting Persons</I></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><I>Failure to File a</I></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:53pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><I>Required Form</I></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Al Mundy</I></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>CFO</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>3/4/2009</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Form 3</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Robert Mifflin</I></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Interim CFO</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>8/10/2009</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Form 3</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>L. Ray Adams</I></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>CFO</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>11/12/2009</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Form 3</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Larry Maingot</I></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Interim CFO</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>6/25/2010</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Form 3</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>James P. Sharp</I></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Director</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>3/26/2010</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Form 3</I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>With the
exception of Mr.&nbsp;L. Ray Adams, all Form 3&#146;s were subsequently filed in April 2011. </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>We believe that the above
disclosure in an 8-K filing, along with the actual Form 3 filings, is adequate disclosure to our investors about the unreported filings. We continue to work with Mr.&nbsp;Adams to obtain the necessary documentation for filing his Form 3. We will
disclose in future filings any remaining or new delinquent filings. </I></FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We acknowledge that: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the
filing; and </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of
the United States. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Very truly yours, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">E.J. Elliott</FONT></TD></TR>
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