Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
Two weeks ago we were base-camped out of a campground with full hookups while trail riding in Utah.
While up there I decided to run the genset for a few minutes since it hadn't been run for a while. I cranked it up, it ran for about 30 seconds then died. Also, it was flashing some kind of code on the switch, time to break out the book The code checks out for no fuel, plug caps not on, and a couple of other nit-noy things. Anyhow, I knew I had plenty of fuel in the tank so I checked the other stuff and nodda there as well. The pump is "clicking" while trying to prime so I figure it's running dry, so on to the float bowl drain. Open it up and no fuel.
After exhausting all other efforts I crawl in the gravel under the trailer and sure enough there it is. Fuel stains on the underside and upon close inspection I found a half-dozen places where the fuel line is cracked straight through. The genset was indeed just sucking air and it shutdown on it's own/thru the correct code.
The way my dealer installed this genset was with 20' of 3/8ths rubber fuel line from the tank to a coupler where it reduces down to 2' of 1/4" rubber line which conects to the generator.
My rig is only a little over a year and a half old and both those fuel lines were severly cracked. For those of you with rubber fuel line running under your campers I'd suggest you check them out once and a while or you too may get a suprise the next time you need some juice out of the genset.
Rich
While up there I decided to run the genset for a few minutes since it hadn't been run for a while. I cranked it up, it ran for about 30 seconds then died. Also, it was flashing some kind of code on the switch, time to break out the book The code checks out for no fuel, plug caps not on, and a couple of other nit-noy things. Anyhow, I knew I had plenty of fuel in the tank so I checked the other stuff and nodda there as well. The pump is "clicking" while trying to prime so I figure it's running dry, so on to the float bowl drain. Open it up and no fuel.
After exhausting all other efforts I crawl in the gravel under the trailer and sure enough there it is. Fuel stains on the underside and upon close inspection I found a half-dozen places where the fuel line is cracked straight through. The genset was indeed just sucking air and it shutdown on it's own/thru the correct code.
The way my dealer installed this genset was with 20' of 3/8ths rubber fuel line from the tank to a coupler where it reduces down to 2' of 1/4" rubber line which conects to the generator.
My rig is only a little over a year and a half old and both those fuel lines were severly cracked. For those of you with rubber fuel line running under your campers I'd suggest you check them out once and a while or you too may get a suprise the next time you need some juice out of the genset.
Rich
