Generator won't run
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07-11-2007, 15:28
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Generator won't run
Short story: Genset won't run. It starts, then immediately shuts back
down. No load on it at all. When starting, throttle solenoid is observed pulling back to start, but then releases fully and lets it die. Oil pressure gauge shows 90psi (!). Gauge works - it goes all the way up during starting, then drops to 90psi, then genset shuts down. I'm assuming at this point it thinks something is wrong with the oil and shuts itself off. If I manually hold the the throttle, it continues running fine. Oil level is OK, just below the second mark on the dip stick. I changed oil, filter, & both fuel filters maybe a few dozen hours ago. Help! What do I do next?! '86 PT-40 8V92, Yanmar 12.5kw genset Long story (or, how we got to here): I took the bus in to a local RV dealership to have the hydraulics fixed. They found the problem, one of the jacks is leaking - more on that in another email. I asked them to start the generator and run it all day with the front A/C on full to keep the bus cooled down - it's >105 degrees here during the day right now. When I arrived to pick the bus up, the sales lady was inside trying to start the generator over and over again. She says it was running fine for several hours when one of her techs shut it down because they thought it was left on by accident. (Tech didn't know I wanted it to stay running to power the A/C). So she went back out to restart it and it wouldn't start. That's the story. It was working fine before I dropped it off and their work had nothing to do with the generator, so they shouldn't have touched it. They claim they didn't. I'm assuming at this point something just failed and need any advice I can get. -Ryan '86 PT-40 8V92 Tri-Cities, WA |
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Generator won't run - Ryan Wright - 07-11-2007 15:28
Generator won't run - ac7880 - 07-12-2007, 00:19
Generator won't run - Doug Engel - 07-12-2007, 00:20
Generator won't run - msksann - 07-12-2007, 02:32
Generator won't run - Ryan Wright - 07-12-2007, 16:49
Generator won't run - martingregg598 - 07-13-2007, 02:37
Generator won't run - Ryan Wright - 07-13-2007, 09:00
Generator won't run - martingregg598 - 07-16-2007, 04:17
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