05-24-2013, 10:11 AM
Todd,
In my unasked for opinion, the diagnoses has skipped the simple and jumped into the complex.
Do this simple test. Open the genny door, find the fuel shut off solenoid, take your hand or a screwdriver and hold it open. Hit the start button till the engine fires. Continue to hold the solenoid until the engine is up to speed. Say 10 seconds. Does the genny stay running? If yes, then repeat the exercise EXCEPT turn the solenoid loose after the engine fires, if it stalls then you have narrowed down the problem.
The engines for the generators are fairly simple critters. They need fuel and air. If the solenoid behaves as I think it will then bestgenman has told you what to look for.
In my unasked for opinion, the diagnoses has skipped the simple and jumped into the complex.
Do this simple test. Open the genny door, find the fuel shut off solenoid, take your hand or a screwdriver and hold it open. Hit the start button till the engine fires. Continue to hold the solenoid until the engine is up to speed. Say 10 seconds. Does the genny stay running? If yes, then repeat the exercise EXCEPT turn the solenoid loose after the engine fires, if it stalls then you have narrowed down the problem.
The engines for the generators are fairly simple critters. They need fuel and air. If the solenoid behaves as I think it will then bestgenman has told you what to look for.
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
99 Newell, 512
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home
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