2000 Four Winds Generator Specifics
Hello, We are borrowing my MIL's 2000 Four Winds 31S over the upcoming holidays, and she has indicated that the generator is not working. The specific problem that she communicated is that press...
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Our 2000 FW 26Q does not have a transfer switch, rather, it has a receptacle in the shore cord storage compartment. To power the MH with the generator, the shore power cord needs to be plugged into that receptacle.
We have the Onan 4Kw Microquiet as well. There's a start/stop switch with hourmeter just inside the side door and a start/stop switch behind the service door on the generator. As J-d mentioned, the power necessary to start the genny is the house battery/batteries.
As others have mentioned, if either switch doesn't work, then there probably is no 12V power to the generator.
When you get a chance, or when the person you are borrowing it from has the chance:
If the house batteries are sufficiently charged, check the 6 gauge power lead from the batteries to the generator - the terminal at the battery end may be corroded and/or loose; the genny end is connected to the starter solenoid behind the access door. Check the lead from the solenoid to the starter as well.
Check the ground lead from the MH chassis to the genny chassis; the genny chassis mount point is a bolt at the lower left corner of the generator housing.
These things can be difficult to troubleshoot when you are looking at the beast, but it'll be interesting how you troubleshoot it from 120 miles away.
Good luck!
We have the Onan 4Kw Microquiet as well. There's a start/stop switch with hourmeter just inside the side door and a start/stop switch behind the service door on the generator. As J-d mentioned, the power necessary to start the genny is the house battery/batteries.
As others have mentioned, if either switch doesn't work, then there probably is no 12V power to the generator.
When you get a chance, or when the person you are borrowing it from has the chance:
If the house batteries are sufficiently charged, check the 6 gauge power lead from the batteries to the generator - the terminal at the battery end may be corroded and/or loose; the genny end is connected to the starter solenoid behind the access door. Check the lead from the solenoid to the starter as well.
Check the ground lead from the MH chassis to the genny chassis; the genny chassis mount point is a bolt at the lower left corner of the generator housing.
These things can be difficult to troubleshoot when you are looking at the beast, but it'll be interesting how you troubleshoot it from 120 miles away.
Good luck!
