Generator Stalls only while Driving
Hi everyone! My first post. I bought a 1999 Safari Zanzibar and I am trying to solve a mystery. Auto transfer switch kept dropping the generator power so I bypassed the switch. Now, Onan 6500 prop...
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I have zero experience with LP fired gennys but have had three gasoline Onan gensets on my RVs. I suspect the LP units are identical to gasoline ones except the fuel system.
OK, the late model coaches with Onan gas gennys are having same symptoms as you are having. They stop running on hard braking and some turns. The units I speak of all have genny mounted on driver side of coach.
What we have learned is the oil level slops to the front of the pan during quick stops and the low oil level shut down switch is being activated. We have began slightly overfilling the oil level just a hair above the full mark on the dip stick and this has fixed most problems. You can still trigger the shut down with hard braking but the problem is much better with extra oil in the engine.
Some of us have placed jumper wires on the low level switch to bypass it but we have given up the protection Onan built into the genny for low oil level in doing so. We must keep a close eye on oil level this way but our gennys never shut down on the road (because of hard brakes or turning)
OK, the late model coaches with Onan gas gennys are having same symptoms as you are having. They stop running on hard braking and some turns. The units I speak of all have genny mounted on driver side of coach.
What we have learned is the oil level slops to the front of the pan during quick stops and the low oil level shut down switch is being activated. We have began slightly overfilling the oil level just a hair above the full mark on the dip stick and this has fixed most problems. You can still trigger the shut down with hard braking but the problem is much better with extra oil in the engine.
Some of us have placed jumper wires on the low level switch to bypass it but we have given up the protection Onan built into the genny for low oil level in doing so. We must keep a close eye on oil level this way but our gennys never shut down on the road (because of hard brakes or turning)
