Purple Frog
Member
Here we go... a bit of a story...
In times we don't use the Gulfstream 38 GM gas burner I always start the RV and genset every 3 weeks. Not a big deal, it is parked and plugged in to my shop.
For months... years (?) the Generac 65G has been a PIA to get started.
Rebuilt carb.
New plugs.
Good fuel pressure.
Valves adjusted.
Yadda, yadda, yadda.
OBTW i have been a mechanic for 50 some years.
Sometimes a little squirt of starter fluid will do the trick. But, usually it does a lot of popping and sputtering.
Now, when it does start it runs for hours beautifully. I change the oil every 100 hours (synthetic).
It starts fairly well if it has run some time in the last 4 hours.
It has about 1100 hours on the meter.
Today it just wouldn't start. It was heat index like 105 here. I'm sweating and a bit pissed.
I pop off the carb just to look and see it there is water, crude or whatever.
In the process, a complete dumba$$ (me) bumped the starter switch.
OK... instant flames. Pretty frekin' exciting! Hose very close, fire out in 30 seconds or less.
A few wires burned. That's all. The carb was in the shop on the bench at the time.
So.... I downloaded the manual. And I'm thinking the starting problem is timing. Maybe the key in the flywheel is sheared and the timing is off.
Seriously, it is just a Briggs Stratton V2 motor.
To check the flywheel the unit needs to be removed.
What the heck. I pull the whole unit. Afterall I have wires to repair and the shop has A/C.
If i'm going to work on this chunk, being in the shop is a whole lot better.
The complete unit is now cleaned up and sitting on a bench in the shop.
I'm going to repair the wires, and check flywheel, plugs, etc. while its out.
That is all the background to the story.
Yes... I admit hitting the starter switch was totally dumb. My first fire as a mechanic in 50 years.
What I am wondering:
1. How easy is it to substitute another brand gen set into my RV?
2. It appears Generac doesn't build RV units any more, what are my options?
3. Are there good repair facilities in Florida, Georgia that will play with a Generac?
4. Is there a trusted source for Generac parts?
Thanks in advance!
In times we don't use the Gulfstream 38 GM gas burner I always start the RV and genset every 3 weeks. Not a big deal, it is parked and plugged in to my shop.
For months... years (?) the Generac 65G has been a PIA to get started.
Rebuilt carb.
New plugs.
Good fuel pressure.
Valves adjusted.
Yadda, yadda, yadda.
OBTW i have been a mechanic for 50 some years.
Sometimes a little squirt of starter fluid will do the trick. But, usually it does a lot of popping and sputtering.
Now, when it does start it runs for hours beautifully. I change the oil every 100 hours (synthetic).
It starts fairly well if it has run some time in the last 4 hours.
It has about 1100 hours on the meter.
Today it just wouldn't start. It was heat index like 105 here. I'm sweating and a bit pissed.
I pop off the carb just to look and see it there is water, crude or whatever.
In the process, a complete dumba$$ (me) bumped the starter switch.
OK... instant flames. Pretty frekin' exciting! Hose very close, fire out in 30 seconds or less.
A few wires burned. That's all. The carb was in the shop on the bench at the time.
So.... I downloaded the manual. And I'm thinking the starting problem is timing. Maybe the key in the flywheel is sheared and the timing is off.
Seriously, it is just a Briggs Stratton V2 motor.
To check the flywheel the unit needs to be removed.
What the heck. I pull the whole unit. Afterall I have wires to repair and the shop has A/C.
If i'm going to work on this chunk, being in the shop is a whole lot better.
The complete unit is now cleaned up and sitting on a bench in the shop.
I'm going to repair the wires, and check flywheel, plugs, etc. while its out.
That is all the background to the story.
Yes... I admit hitting the starter switch was totally dumb. My first fire as a mechanic in 50 years.
What I am wondering:
1. How easy is it to substitute another brand gen set into my RV?
2. It appears Generac doesn't build RV units any more, what are my options?
3. Are there good repair facilities in Florida, Georgia that will play with a Generac?
4. Is there a trusted source for Generac parts?
Thanks in advance!