Propane generator won’t start in the morning
Onan 3600LP By 10am or noon it will be fine, but not first thing in the morning. Winter or summer, muggy or dry. I can run it the evening before or not for weeks. The only pattern seems to be the...
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The only thing I can imagine is that there isn’t enough propane in the lines in the morning. Can’t come up with a reason that would happen.
Do you have solar? Is it a motorhome? Maybe the battery is low in the morning and the solenoid isn’t open?
I’d try another tank if possible, using as much of the RV equipment as possible and see what happens.
I should have mentioned I tried with/without engine running and while connecting to shore power and it turns over fine. I can smell propane out the exhaust so fuel is getting to it. I also installed a stay/play to hook up a full BBQ into the system. All no dice.
And regapped a new plug to Onan spec.
mcewena wrote:I should have mentioned I tried with/without engine running and while connecting to shore power and it turns over fine. I can smell propane out the exhaust so fuel is getting to it. I also installed a stay/play to hook up a full BBQ into the system. All no dice.
A couple of questions.
Are your batteries connected to allow charging while you are one an electric site? They would weakest in the morning.
Your hook-up for the BBQ may have something to do with the generator not getting enough propane to start in the morning. Did you have the problem before that upgrade?
House batteries fully charged, >13v when connected to shore or charging from chassis.
Stay and play added after the problem started to try and eliminate the supply as a problem.
All other propane appliances are fine but the system comes from Winnebago with a dedicated regulator for the Genny so that's not a diffinative test. Replaced both regulators anyway.
