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Water in _generator_ fuel - Pete Masterson - 02-05-2007 14:00 The panel above the entrance door has various gauges for the generator -- and it has an alarm for "water in fuel" this is not the same as the "water in fuel" warning for the engine on the dash board. On very rough roads (of which we have many around here), the alarm will sound even when the generator isn't operating. Today, on a relatively short outing to a DMV office (where I had to do a driving test for a non-commercial class B license) the generator was never turned on, but the alarm started sounding after going over some rough patches in the road... I've replaced the generator fuel filter. I've checked the Racor for the engine (no water or any other unwanted stuff). I've changed the small Racor and secondary filter on the AquaHot/Webasto. Does anyone have any idea why this (expletive deleted) alarm keeps sounding? I'm getting to the point where a disconnected wire seems like the only solution... Pete Masterson aeonix1@... '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42' El Sobrante, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Water in _generator_ fuel - pattypape - 02-06-2007 02:20 Hi Pete, Our 88 FC has a water in filter Racor alarm, and a water in fuel alarm light. The water in fuel alarm sensor is located in the bottom of the fuel tank, the contact connections are exposed to all the elements of road dirt and road water. These contacts build up road crud and the wires corrode easily, then become intermittent , causing the light to flicker occationally. Bill 88 FC --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson wrote: > > The panel above the entrance door has various gauges for the > generator -- and it has an alarm for "water in fuel" this is not the > same as the "water in fuel" warning for the engine on the dash board. > > On very rough roads (of which we have many around here), the alarm > will sound even when the generator isn't operating. Today, on a > relatively short outing to a DMV office (where I had to do a driving > test for a non-commercial class B license) the generator was never > turned on, but the alarm started sounding after going over some rough > patches in the road... > > I've replaced the generator fuel filter. I've checked the Racor for > the engine (no water or any other unwanted stuff). I've changed the > small Racor and secondary filter on the AquaHot/Webasto. > > Does anyone have any idea why this (expletive deleted) alarm keeps > sounding? I'm getting to the point where a disconnected wire seems > like the only solution... > > Pete Masterson > aeonix1@... > '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42' > El Sobrante, CA > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > |