Helping with generators

[TEXAS]

I give UP. Two more post asking for help. But NO information on what they have.32 years working on RV units and I have never had this much trouble trying to help. I am leaving with the rest of the guys.

[2oldman]

greenrvgreen wrote:
. Does nobody here know what to do if you read a question you don't like?...
Well, I can either tell you the answer in one word ("nothing"), or I can spend three paragraphs scolding you to do a search because the question gets asked all the time, yadda yadda.

You mean "nothing" as in what you just did?

[MEXICOWANDERER]

greenrvgreen wrote:
I've read through three pages of whining and I still can't tell whether you guys are serious. Does nobody here know what to do if you read a question you don't like?

Well, I can either tell you the answer in one word ("nothing"), or I can spend three paragraphs scolding you to do a search because the question gets asked all the time, yadda yadda.

I think the OP makes a good point: People (including Moderators) who don't like stupid questions ought to "leave with the rest of the guys".

WHAT! AND LEAVE JUST THE GALS?

[greenrvgreen]

I've read through three pages of whining and I still can't tell whether you guys are serious. Does nobody here know what to do if you read a question you don't like?

Well, I can either tell you the answer in one word ("nothing"), or I can spend three paragraphs scolding you to do a search because the question gets asked all the time, yadda yadda.

I think the OP makes a good point: People (including Moderators) who don't like stupid questions ought to "leave with the rest of the guys".

[pnichols]

tenbear wrote:
You mean you can't read minds? That's one of the basic requirements for giving help.

It's actually more like being able to "read between the lines".

[2oldman]

wa8yxm wrote:
Do you know if you are runnign Windows, IOS, MacOS, Linux or something else... (usually it tells you when you turn the computer on)They can not tell us that.

Just the fact that someone is asking a computer question on HERE indicates they aren't too savvy with even the most basic information.

[MEXICOWANDERER]

wa8yxm wrote:

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
I am a blithering idiot with computers and software. I dare not ask questions for fear of wasting people's time. What?

Mex, do you know what MAKE of computer you have, Do you know what MODEL.. The people who are like the person who ticked off the O/P in this thread can't even tell us the make and model of their generator.

Considering you can go to many stores and see half a dozen or more makes of generators and usually at least a half a dozen models in each line... (again or more) that info is most helpful.

Do you know if you are runnign Windows, IOS, MacOS, Linux or something else... (usually it tells you when you turn the computer on)

They can not tell us that.

Here's the deal:

Even armed WITH all of the information I find 90% of kind suggestions to be unintelligible. This is not THEIR fault, it is completely my responsibility. So rather than waste a bunch of bytes, people's time and patience, I'll haul the damned thing to someone that knows what they're doing and if the computer geek is talented with enough patience and a pry bar he'll eventually learn what it is that is seemingly dysfunctional with the computer. What I need to do is find a really basic book about computers and find out why three-quarters of the desktop icons now have the Mozilla Firefox emblem. I did something foolishly and I know not what it was. But I refuse to trouble people over something that is way over my head. Phonographs, tape recorders and typewriters - I have outlived my era of intelligence 🙂

Still, we try to help them... But there is only so much info that is "Generic". Like on Motor homes "If the fuel is below a quarter tank odds are the generator is 'out of gas' ". type info. But alas, often that's not all that helpful.

[Handbasket]

A serious suggestion: One of y'all Onan techs write a post about how important the proper information is to helping someone, and what's needed. Title it "MUST Read Before Posting Onan Questions". Ask (strongly) that the mods make it a sticky. If Honda generators and Dometic reefers rate _two_ stickies, surely Onans rate at least one!

Jim, "I thought it was polite for a gentleman to open a door for a woman, but all she did was scream at me as she flew off the plane."

[TEXAS]

Thanks Dave. That is why the model and serial number is so important. Important on anything you work on

[daverepair]

There are 14 different versions of the Onan NHE. Spec letters A through N.

[TEXAS]

Yes you did say it was an NHE. But we need to know the spec letter. I am guessing you have a spec D or later. Covered in manual 965-0528. For every change made the unit gets a new spec letter.

Now for your problem. Sounds to me like you have a shorted wire in the remote system.I am going to your post. To post some things for you to check.

[j-d]

TEXAS, You've been a huge help to me.
Colorful personality too.
I hope you don't abandon us.

[eldondo]

So coming home Saturday from a month at the base of wolf creek pass. About 150 miles from home it was starting to get slightly warm, decided to go ahead and try the genset with the front air conditioner. It fired right up, ran smooth. Turned on one ac, nothing else. Cold air began coming very soon, all was good, then, the light on dash that indicates the genset is running went off, had wife feel the air vent, no air coming. I decided to try and restart it from inside while going down the road. Nothing appeared to happen, light stayed off indicating genset not running. I got to a place where I could pull over, but, before I could get out to look, the light came on, the air conditioner also came on. I looked outside at the genset and it was running along smooth. I drove some more, the light went off, the ac went off then came back on, ran a bit then back off. I decided enough was enough and hit the stop button for a while and kept on going a short distance to home. When we got home we both heard a rythmic clicking. I went to the genset, which was not running, and hit the stop button and it stopped clicking. I hit the start button and it did nothing. What a mess, bet I fried the starter at some point and the thing still is a mess. What in the world is wrong?
I posted the above a few days ago. The info ONAN NHE 6.5 359 HRS 1994 was in the subject. Still waiting for a genius to figure out what keeps going wrong.

[wa8yxm]

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
I am a blithering idiot with computers and software. I dare not ask questions for fear of wasting people's time. What?

Mex, do you know what MAKE of computer you have, Do you know what MODEL.. The people who are like the person who ticked off the O/P in this thread can't even tell us the make and model of their generator.

Considering you can go to many stores and see half a dozen or more makes of generators and usually at least a half a dozen models in each line... (again or more) that info is most helpful.

Do you know if you are runnign Windows, IOS, MacOS, Linux or something else... (usually it tells you when you turn the computer on)

They can not tell us that.

Still, we try to help them... But there is only so much info that is "Generic". Like on Motor homes "If the fuel is below a quarter tank odds are the generator is 'out of gas' ". type info. But alas, often that's not all that helpful.

[mogman]

Handbasket wrote:


Jim, "Hello! Psychic Mechanic's Hotline. How can I help you?"

If you were really psychic you wouldn't have to ask "how can I help you"...you'd already know what he wanted...LOL