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Re: —-UPDATE—- Power tech generator problem

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Well the party is over, Friday the generator ran for 10 hours before shutting down and giving me a fault light on the dash. Rode the last 2 hours with the windows open, not to bad. Reset it this morning and it ran for about 20 minutes and shut down. We are in New Mexico so it's cool enough that I won't need it, gonna be a warm ride home next week.....

Re: —-UPDATE—- Power tech generator problem

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With any luck. The above pictures will show the loose belt put on by ..... Its too large to be tightened any more. This is the 8k isuzu Pt generator. I will do research to find proper belt. The water pump and thermostat part numbers I listed are correct for the 3lb1 engine.

Re: —-UPDATE—- Power tech generator problem

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Do you have a fault light on the generator panel?

Re: —-UPDATE—- Power tech generator problem

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Quote from: hdff –
Well the party is over, Friday the generator ran for 10 hours before shutting down and giving me a fault light on the dash. Rode the last 2 hours with the windows open, not to bad. Reset it this morning and it ran for about 20 minutes and shut down. We are in New Mexico so it's cool enough that I won't need it, gonna be a warm ride home next week.....
Have you metered out the latching relay ? I had a flaky genset a few years back and it was a bad latching relay. It would loose contact and shut the generator down.

Mark

Re: —-UPDATE—- Power tech generator problem

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No lights on the Ginny are on, just a red fault light on the dash.

Where is this latching located? Do you have a power tech 10k?

Re: —-UPDATE—- Power tech generator problem

Reply #25 –
That is the same indication I would get. The latching relay on mine is in the control box. It is a white finder latching relay. The same one used in other places in our coach like water pump and kitchen light. I don't have a 10k but I believe they use them in the bigger ones as well. It is worth testing to make sure that is not it. Here are pictures of mine. It is in the back right corner of the box.

Mark

Re: —-UPDATE—- Power tech generator problem

Reply #26 –
My 10k has the latching relay in the control box also.  The only thing is that my control box was moved to the bay under the driver seat and a PIA to get to.
John M.

Re: —-UPDATE—- Power tech generator problem

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Mine is also under the drivers seat. Its a split system to keep vibration down I guess.
Looks like this now.
Just below it is the res for the windshield wiper cleaning system that now has residue of antifreeze .....  :facepalm:

Re: —-UPDATE—- Power tech generator problem

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They were concerned about heat when these mods were made. Maybe why so many voltage regulator problems in the generator compartment. But it also eliminated vibration.

Re: —-UPDATE—- Power tech generator problem

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Just purchased new radiator hoses and a 32" belt for Isuzu 3lb1 8k generator at o'Reilly.  Just shy $50.00. Radiator turned in to be rodded and cleaned.

Re: —-UPDATE—- Power tech generator problem

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Anyone that has moved the control box from generator to another location. What parts did you need. Wire sizes, colors, normal splices, connectors. That is what I am wondering about. Limited materials here. But my fingers do great with web supplies.

Re: —-UPDATE—- Power tech generator problem

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So far yes, I changed the control board on the generator and have about 6 hours run time with no issues.


Keith

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I had similar problem, not being handy, I took Big Beauty over to the PowerTech service agent here in Fort Worth, Cantwell Power. They discovered Oil Temp sensor was bad.  I had that replaced and everything cleaned in the cooling system cleaned while they had it out/apart. We have the PT 10KW. Something else to check maybe. Hope you figure it out soon! I can double check the paperwork to make sure what I'm remembering is correct, but she's been running like a champ since. Enjoy NM!
 

Re: —-UPDATE—- Power tech generator problem

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Whoops sorry, just saw you think it's resolved.