genset tripping off

[Scott]

Hey there Rosemary, nice to "see" you again. Ahhh..The genset
questions.. You did not mention which genset you had in the coach,
but assuming it is a Perkins/Kohler.. a couple of questions. Did the
cooling fan run?? Generally it will if the genset is producing power
(240v). If not then there are some "other issues" The guages in the
galley may indicate that the genset is or is NOT producing power..if
the TRANSFER SWITCH..is set to something else..the guages will not
register power. That switch must be set to GEN to make the guages
work when on the genset. I have found back in the MAIN BREAKER PANEL
switches turned off and/or not set "just so" and they will prevent
the guages from working give then a good on/off cycle, do it with
authority when nothing is running. What was the oil pressure??
Did/does it register..if not the genset will shut down. The shut
downs are high temp, (prolly not the case) low oil pressure (maybe)
and as some have said not enough power in the batteries to keep
relays open/closed and not recieving the signal from the relays it is
running. The list starts, check circut breakers, check fuses,
(control box) maybe even a regulator. You can "trick" it into running
with taking a jumper from the starter solenoid (power) over to the
fuel solenoid. If it runs then something is NOT telling the genset it
is producing power...

While the Perkins/Kohler is a "good" unit the technology today has
come light years past it..We decided to replace our genset with a
brand new PowerTech genset and have not regretted it one bit.. I
starts runs and will for thousands of hrs. :>)

Best of Luck...

ScottB
86FC35
SC "glad those days are over"

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Rose Mary"
wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> it's a warm sunny day (42 & rising) today so thought I should fire
up
> the "White Bird" and genset and bring them up to a good temp.
> I have had the coach plugged in to 50 amp and had heat on so
nothing
> would freeze in the weather we've had.
> Bird fired right up and is running smoothly as I write this. The
genset
> didn't want to start, the reset button was tripped. Pushed it in
and it
> took off and ran smoothly for about a minute. It doesn't seem to
matter
> if it is on the gen setting (on the switch by the step) or not. It
will
> start right up, sound fine for about a minute, then trip off.
> The water, and oil are fine. It doesn't seem to move the needles on
the
> galley monitor when it is running and I hurry in to check, after
> turning it to the gen position....
> When it is on the 50 amp shore the needles are fine.
> Thanks for you help, I'll be looking in archives. Mom & I were
hoping
> to go on a jaunt week after next....grrr...
> Rose Mary
> 82 FC 33
>