Running generator while driving in the rain

workhardplayharder wrote:

Executive wrote:
Who the heck drives in the rain....:h:h:h.......:B....Dennis

Only in driving rain.:Z

Can't argue that one...

Executive wrote:
Who the heck drives in the rain....:h:h:h.......:B....Dennis

I was thinking the same thing. :b

I think the advice is something to be considered, it would depend on the location of the generator and how it is mounted. Water ingestion has been a problem with V10's in F53's, so why can't it be a consideration for your MH's generator. I know on our MH, the Onan is mounted behind the rear wheels and even though there is a mud flap in front of the generator the compartment and the generator get filthy just from dirt being thrown up by the tires. Since I have never had reason to have the generator running while driving I won't worry about it, but it is something to be considered if you feel compelled to run your generator while driving in a rainstorm.:)

Executive wrote:
Who the heck drives in the rain....:h:h:h.......:B....Dennis

Only in driving rain.:Z

msmith1199 wrote:

V10guy wrote:
I can tell you the Utility Company I work for has well over 15,000 Aerial Lift Trucks with Onan 5500s and 7000s...we run them in every known weather condition there is...they're a lifeline...Never heard of a single issue with running it in the rain. To be honest, they're probably ran more in adverse weather than clear sunny days.

The covers we have on those Onans are the same as the 5500 in my MH...and my Onan is in a covered compartment. On our aerial lifts, they're exposed.

Are the generators run while the trucks are driving on the road and are the generators mounted underneath the trucks and exposed to the elements from the road?

They're mounted on the side and pull air from underneath... they're on sometimes for 10-12 hours at a time...mostly parked, but some driving as well.

I had to install mudflaps on my front tires to stop the rain water from tire being ingested into the air-intake on our Onan 8k generator which caused the gen to shut down. It works good now going down the road in heavy rain.

My question on this subject is; wouldn't the generator have the same amount of water splashed on it while driving in rain or deep water, whether it's running or not? Just a thought.

Who the heck drives in the rain....:h:h:h.......:B....Dennis

For those who have serviced a DIESEL generator on a DP, most of them are located in the nose of the coach for balance purposes. My Onan 8000 picks up its air from about a foot off of the ground for both cooling and air cleaner. I think it would be prudent, WHILE DRIVING, to not run the generator if it's raining HARD or your, driving thru deep puddles.

Obviously while parked, it's not an issue.

every Onan, only a dozen or so
i ever looked at the fan 'EXHAUST' was on the bottom
the air intake is on the end of the generator head and on top of the cylinders

air is pulled thru the genset head and over the cly and pushed down and out

now the water cooled diesel models with a radiator have a different design and are even more enclosed, mainly for sound control/deading

There's a big difference between "heavy rain" and deep water.

Which is it?