Generac generator needs help...
Our Nexus Class C came with the QP40 Generac 4,000 watt generator. I had it serviced once about 2.5 years ago and it has been fine until our last trip. It fires right up but put any significant load...
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Just returned from Simonsen Generators... The comment about sand getting everywhere was confirmed. After the sandstorm incident, I changed the genny's air filter but, neglected to consider that spare filter had been sitting in the adjacent storage bay and had evidently taken on a fair amount of fine sand that I failed to notice.
When we ran the genny for an hour or so on the last trip there was still a lot of sand in the generator compartment that I had missed or was unable to thoroughly remove. After an hour or so we started experiencing the stutter problem under load.
Evidently, enough sand migrated into the {newly changed but less than pristine} filter combined with a slight misalignment of the filter {my bad} when I changed it was causing the genny to be starved for air. The tech blew out/vacuumed the generator compartment and installed a new filter, properly aligning it and" Voila", the genny runs stronger than ever.
He let it run for 30 minutes with the AC cranked up and she just purred. I was on the hook for one hour of labor at a very reasonable $90 and $9.45 for a new filter. Problem solved and out the door for $99.45... {Can I get a Hallelujah, or at least maybe an Amen?}
Lessons learned:
Store spare filters in a sealed zip lock baggy.
Never underestimate the power of sand to get everywhere.
Continue to carry spares.
:B
When we ran the genny for an hour or so on the last trip there was still a lot of sand in the generator compartment that I had missed or was unable to thoroughly remove. After an hour or so we started experiencing the stutter problem under load.
Evidently, enough sand migrated into the {newly changed but less than pristine} filter combined with a slight misalignment of the filter {my bad} when I changed it was causing the genny to be starved for air. The tech blew out/vacuumed the generator compartment and installed a new filter, properly aligning it and" Voila", the genny runs stronger than ever.
He let it run for 30 minutes with the AC cranked up and she just purred. I was on the hook for one hour of labor at a very reasonable $90 and $9.45 for a new filter. Problem solved and out the door for $99.45... {Can I get a Hallelujah, or at least maybe an Amen?}
Lessons learned:
Store spare filters in a sealed zip lock baggy.
Never underestimate the power of sand to get everywhere.
Continue to carry spares.
:B
