Generator Quit Running

[Cummins12V98]

Spent the night at a BIG Texas Rest Stop. Only load I had was the fan for the furnace. I had turned the 120V refrigerator off for the night. I am sure I didn't need the gen running but didn't want to be stuck without enough power to start the Gen to pull in the slides in the am.

So around 6am after about 8 hours run time it quit. I assumed it had ran out of propane.

Later in the day after getting fuel at Loves I decided to fill the tanks. HMMMMM first tank had around 3 gallons left and back tank was full.

Got to camp and sure enough the cooktop burner lit and so did the Gen.

Why would the gen quit with no load other than replacing the heater fan use ???

It was 13 degrees out.

[Cummins12V98]

Pic of transfer/regulator. Should the window show "Green" when ample Propane is present and "Red" when empty?

[Cummins12V98]

MFL wrote:
Can't say, as to oil issue on a built in, larger gen, but you likely know, the smaller portables need to be very near full, to avoid possible shut off.

Jerry

Thanks Jerry!

Wish I would have checked things out further at the time but at 13 degrees, NO THANKS!!!

Guess I will change the oil as it has 45 hours and 2-3 years on it.

[MFL]

Can't say, as to oil issue on a built in, larger gen, but you likely know, the smaller portables need to be very near full, to avoid possible shut off.

Jerry

[Cummins12V98]

The gen is 5 years old. It's a Cummins/Onan 6500 220V with only 88 hours.

Is it possible the regulator has something to do with this?

[Cummins12V98]

I just now checked it, it's between add and full.

[Mfan]

Did you check the oil level?