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Generator Starting button

We presently own a Foretravel 2002 U320 and are having trouble starting the generator from inside the coach.  After leaving the repair shop it worked fine and after spending the night at a Wall Mart parking lot I turned the unit on from the inside and later had to turn it off from the outside. Any suggestions?

Re: Generator Starting button

Reply #1 –
Might check the switch over the bed
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previous 1998 40 ft U295 CAI 325 hp Cummins
previous 2003 40 Ft u320 build #6140 450 Cummins M11.                                                         
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Re: Generator Starting button

Reply #2 –
You probably have several options for starting the gen set.  Try starting and stopping from all points and see if you can isolate the problem to a specific switch or other control component.  I had a circuit board go out on our gen set and had to have it replaced.  I thought it was a switch at first, but further testing proved it to be the circuit board.  Have a great day  ----  Fritz
Fritz & Kathy Johnson
1991 36'

Re: Generator Starting button

Reply #3 –
Tom on my 1999 FT I had a problem where the inside switches wouldn't work and ended up changing the latching relay inside of the control box on the relay.  My generator is a 10Kw Powertech so yours might be similar.  I also had a lingering problem with the generator randomly shutting down which turned out to be bad wires.  See this post:  Generator not running
Forest & Cindy Olivier
1987 log cabin
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