Luxury Coach Lifestyles - View Single Post - Generator won't turn over/start Quick, I hope question.

TechTalk · 09-28-2003, 01:45 PM

Important additional information to help trouble shoot your situation would be the year of your coach, as well as the makes and models of the converter/charger and the genset you have. We
have installed several genset combinations over the years, with different
controls and fuses located in various locations. You mentioned that
your coach has a converter rather than an inverter/charger, so I will take a "swag" and discuss the situation based upon a Kohler 12.5 KW genset with a Triad converter/charger, the typical Newell setup from the mid-1970s until the early 1990s when the Heart Interface inverter/charger and larger, turbocharged gen sets were introduced . If you have the 12.5 Kohler, look just behind the engine
rocker cover for a rectangular box with one or two toggle switches and
a screw out fuse. If the toggle switch does not activate the starter,
unscrew the adjacent fuse and check that. If that isn't the problem, and
you feel comfortable doing electrical trouble shooting, I would first
check for current to the starter and starter solenoid. If you have
voltage at both, with the starter switch activated, I would suspect
the starter. If you lack current to the starter, I would start back
tracking towards the battery. If you have current to the starter, but
not to the starter solenoid with the start switch activated, I would
consider seeking professional assistance, as this system is more
complex and has some built in safeguards.

09-28-2003, 01:45 PM	#2
TechTalk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 304	Important additional information to help trouble shoot your situation would be the year of your coach, as well as the makes and models of the converter/charger and the genset you have. We have installed several genset combinations over the years, with different controls and fuses located in various locations. You mentioned that your coach has a converter rather than an inverter/charger, so I will take a "swag" and discuss the situation based upon a Kohler 12.5 KW genset with a Triad converter/charger, the typical Newell setup from the mid-1970s until the early 1990s when the Heart Interface inverter/charger and larger, turbocharged gen sets were introduced . If you have the 12.5 Kohler, look just behind the engine rocker cover for a rectangular box with one or two toggle switches and a screw out fuse. If the toggle switch does not activate the starter, unscrew the adjacent fuse and check that. If that isn't the problem, and you feel comfortable doing electrical trouble shooting, I would first check for current to the starter and starter solenoid. If you have voltage at both, with the starter switch activated, I would suspect the starter. If you lack current to the starter, I would start back tracking towards the battery. If you have current to the starter, but not to the starter solenoid with the start switch activated, I would consider seeking professional assistance, as this system is more complex and has some built in safeguards. __________________ Hopefully this helps.