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Karsty
Feb 26, 2013Explorer
Fastpaddler wrote:
Occasional ritual is starting the PW Plateau, cruising somewhere long enough to make sure house batteries are charged up, and, keeping engine and all the rest functioning.Did that today,Feb25th and also ran the propane generator for 10 minutes. This is a bigger need for you who have gas generators which can become slow starters if the carb gets 'varnished' or gumnmed up. I used Stabil in my gas tank when I had a C Class but no problem with propane genset.
I have the propane generator as well. It was my understanding that they should be run at least an hour a month to "exercise" them which would include making sure that all gaskets etc were well lubricated. I'm certainly not an expert in this area ... but my manual says the same thing. In the summer I run with the air on and in the winter I plug in the electric ceramic heater to put a load on the generator.
Can anyone else confirm ... or not ... the necessity to "exercise" a propane generator every month for at least an hour.
I found another thread in this FORUM dealing with exercising the propane generator ... disregard. :)
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