onan 3 cyl generator '90wlsp36

[williamcharrison]

Help,
I just returned from an extended business trip and went to start
the generator on my bird (which was running fine when I left) and it
will start and immediately shut down. For the short time it runs it
blows lots of black smoke. The air cleaner is brand new and
unobstructed. I can keep it running by manually pulling back on the
lever attached to the stop solenoid. Other items noticed are the
oil pressure and temp gauges which appeared to be pegged (before I
tried to start it the first time).

[pattypape]

Check for 12 volts at the fuel shut off solenoid.

Bill 88 FC


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "williamcharrison"
wrote:
>
> Help,
> I just returned from an extended business trip and went to start
> the generator on my bird (which was running fine when I left) and
it
> will start and immediately shut down. For the short time it runs
it
> blows lots of black smoke. The air cleaner is brand new and
> unobstructed. I can keep it running by manually pulling back on
the
> lever attached to the stop solenoid. Other items noticed are the
> oil pressure and temp gauges which appeared to be pegged (before I
> tried to start it the first time).
>

[Henry Jay Hannigan]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "williamcharrison"
wrote:
>
> Help,
> I just returned from an extended business trip and went to start
> the generator on my bird (which was running fine when I left) and
it
> will start and immediately shut down. For the short time it runs
it
> blows lots of black smoke. The air cleaner is brand new and
> unobstructed. I can keep it running by manually pulling back on
the
> lever attached to the stop solenoid. Other items noticed are the
> oil pressure and temp gauges which appeared to be pegged (before I
> tried to start it the first time).
>
Same thing happened to me once ..turned out just simple problem
of ..swithches on generator..one was tripped off...i wasted a lot of
time until I checked them...sometimes we look for a major problem
and it turns out to be a simple fix on our birds.
Regards,
Hank Hannigan
90SP36