Generator Won't Start?

[Leroy Eckert]

Curt:

Didn't mean to sound like disagreeing. Just pointing out that a diesel engine
will run indefinitely once started. If it hasn't started yet there must be some
weird gremlin in the thing.
There are not many things in my system that will prevent the engine from
starting. Hope it gets going.
Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40
Niceville, FL.






----- Original Message -----
From: Curt Sprenger
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Generator Won't Start?


Leroy,
Agreed. That is what I'm pointing out. It could be electrical issues are
keeping solenoids (or something else) from performing as required.
Another thought is getting Mike's unit to a test station will hopefully
support Mike having a working generator when he leaves on his trip in
less than two weeks. If we were closer we could join in the search for
the problem(s). The shop spent about an hour to test our gen. system,
$85.00, cheap for this part of the country.

Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38, Anaheim Hills, Calif.

jwasnewski wrote:

> I am no expert on gensets either. However, I know this for
> certain. If I could place wheels on the crankshaft of a diesel
> engine, could feed it fuel without battery power and could push it
> down a hill to start it, the engine will run until the coolant runs
> out, the fuel runs out or it blows itself up. That being said, there
> is an external electrical issue to this problem. I think we need
> more feedback and think simple.
>
> Thanks,
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40
> Niceville, FL
>
> - In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> , Curt Sprenger
> wrote:
> >
> > Mike,
> >
> > From my experience. I'm no expert.
> >
> > Some gen. sets alternators create component voltage (voltage to
> > components) at start time in order for the gen. engine to start. No
> > voltage could be the problem you are experiencing. I suggest taking
> your
> > bus to a good generator shop and have the gen. set tested. Maybe
> the
> > voltage regulator is bad.
> >
> > One day our gen. set would start right up. The next time it would
> turn
> > over but it would not start. I had to replace the alternator
> because on
> > initial start it would not create the voltage necessary for the
> unit to
> > start up. The large windings were bad due to sitting (lack of use).
> Our
> > gen. set was the Yanmar engine and Kohler alternator. The Kohler
> > alternator was the problem and it was replaced with a Newage unit.
> I
> > hope your problem is not the same.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38, Anaheim Hills, Calif.
> >
>
>





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