Generators
Opinions needed! Our onboard generator went kaput and we can either replace it or just buy a portable one. The new onboard gen would be 4000 watts, it's convenient, charges the coach batteries, uses g...
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I removed my Microlite 4K myself quite easily.
The most difficult part is pulling back the generator output wires. In my IMPULSE 26QP I found the wires in a junction box underneath a small cupboard fairly close to the generator.
The exhaust and the gas flow in are easily stopped. After that I use the neighbors motorcycle jack and had the generator on the floor in about 45 minutes. Four bolts hold it in.
I found my problem was just a loose nut holding the starter wire onto the starter positive terminal, cleaned up the unit and re-installed it easily, again by myself.
Again, the hardest part was getting the wires back into the flexible conduit, but with the DW pouring a little dish soap on the wires, me pulling and she pushing, we got them back in intact.
The most difficult part is pulling back the generator output wires. In my IMPULSE 26QP I found the wires in a junction box underneath a small cupboard fairly close to the generator.
The exhaust and the gas flow in are easily stopped. After that I use the neighbors motorcycle jack and had the generator on the floor in about 45 minutes. Four bolts hold it in.
I found my problem was just a loose nut holding the starter wire onto the starter positive terminal, cleaned up the unit and re-installed it easily, again by myself.
Again, the hardest part was getting the wires back into the flexible conduit, but with the DW pouring a little dish soap on the wires, me pulling and she pushing, we got them back in intact.
