Onboard generator 1987 Lakeview Suncrest
So I recently bought this RV for $2000. They guy threw in a generator that needed a pull cord replaced (which he didn't know how to do) but the RV had a onboard generator. I really want to get it ...
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See if you can get the spark plugs out. Then find a place to turn the crankshaft from. Hopefully you can get a socket wrench on one end.
We aren't expected to "exercise" generators with a monthly run under load to only keep the fuel fresh in the carburetor. Stale fuel is probably the one biggest reason for genset trouble, but... That monthly run is also to drive moisture out of the generator windings, keep corrosion off the slip rings, etc etc.
If the painful sound is the generator rotor rubbing inside the stationary windings, it may be only surface rust, but it could also be the windings swollen from expanding rust/corrosion. If that's the case, the thing is probably (at least economically) done for.
We aren't expected to "exercise" generators with a monthly run under load to only keep the fuel fresh in the carburetor. Stale fuel is probably the one biggest reason for genset trouble, but... That monthly run is also to drive moisture out of the generator windings, keep corrosion off the slip rings, etc etc.
If the painful sound is the generator rotor rubbing inside the stationary windings, it may be only surface rust, but it could also be the windings swollen from expanding rust/corrosion. If that's the case, the thing is probably (at least economically) done for.
