Generator won't run

[ac7880]

Checked the coolant level yet? There is a sensor for oil pressure
and coolant level on most gensets.

Dan
94 BB BMC 37' NM



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> 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
>