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Edward Buker:
Great minds think alike....(with my mind it is more trial and error at times) thanks again.

later Ed

Jerry Pattison:
Happens to me all the time.  Generator on, start engine, generator dies.  Start the generator again, no problem.

Edward Buker:
Thanks Jerry,

I think this one is closed out. This seems to be an explainable and reasonably common occurance.

I think because the generator is likely running under load, with some electrical equipment and air conditioners operating, I would consider first shedding the loads, then open the main breaker. I would then shut the generator down. Once the generator is off I would start the main engine, then restart the generator and close the main breaker. I would add the loads back in once the transfer switch has thrown.This would probably be a safer way to operate given this interaction.

Later Ed

Tom and Pam Brown:
Had the same issue and it finally started shutting off when I moved the coach.  Took it in to ONan and they found wires that had rubbed together and was creating a short on the fuel relay.  While the gen was removed from my 99 marquis, I had the belt replaced and a service performed.  I also replaced the fuel line because of the age of the hose.
This may not be your issue just thought I would give some other input.

Richard And Babs Ames:
One thing I found out the hard way. Your Genset starts and requires power from your starting (chassis) batteries to run and after hurricane Charlie when I used it for 180 hours without starting the coach had dead chassis batteries. Beaver had not made a provision to recharge the chassis batteries. An Echo charger solved the problem.

The load placed on the starting batteries when you start the motor can cause the voltage to fall momentairly enough to allow the fuel solonoid to cut off the Genset. We just got back from a trip where we started the coach several times with the gen set running but we recenty installed new chassis batteries.

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