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01-31-2021, 07:34 PM
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Omni sv34
State: Minnesota
Posts: 71
THOR #20471
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Generator
Diesel generator on 2021 thor omni
Started, ran for a minute.
Shut off, this was yesterday.
Today
Pushed the button on control panel, no luck.
Tried the lever by generator, nothing happens.
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01-31-2021, 07:39 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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Your diesel fuel has gelled-up in the cold?
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01-31-2021, 07:49 PM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Omni sv34
State: Minnesota
Posts: 71
THOR #20471
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When I hold the button down the light flashes, then a clunking noise.
Motorhome itself starts and runs normally
Thanks
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01-31-2021, 07:58 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2018 24.1 AXISSIXxSIX
State: Arizona
Posts: 6,759
THOR #13932
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House battery is possibly dead(today. Yesterday was something else.)
Do you have more than a quarter tank of fuel?
Pdi would tell you a low fuel tank makes the generator not work.
Try your emergency start button.
Hold it down and try to crank the generator at the same time.
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01-31-2021, 08:20 PM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Omni sv34
State: Minnesota
Posts: 71
THOR #20471
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Thanks for the help, I put diesel anti gel in front tank.
Let it sit for .5 hours.
Generator started no issues.
Ran it for 10 minutes
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01-31-2021, 08:21 PM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Omni sv34
State: Minnesota
Posts: 71
THOR #20471
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Front tank is full
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01-31-2021, 08:30 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2018 24.1 AXISSIXxSIX
State: Arizona
Posts: 6,759
THOR #13932
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nyles@gentzfinancial.com
Thanks for the help, I put diesel anti gel in front tank.
Let it sit for .5 hours.
Generator started no issues.
Ran it for 10 minutes
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Gelled fuel in the tank would not cause your clunk
And ungelling the tank, wouldn't affect the generator for quite a while due to line volume.
I think you happenstancially started.
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01-31-2021, 08:32 PM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Omni sv34
State: Minnesota
Posts: 71
THOR #20471
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I'll try it again to see what happens.
Thanks
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01-31-2021, 08:45 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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Good luck!
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01-31-2021, 09:26 PM
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Site Team
Brand: Entegra
Model: Accolade 37TS
State: South Dakota
Posts: 8,726
THOR #1469
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Is there any type of control panel with a code?
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02-01-2021, 03:56 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: XG 32 Omni
State: Missouri
Posts: 842
THOR #4243
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nyles@gentzfinancial.com
Diesel generator on 2021 thor omni
Started, ran for a minute.
Shut off, this was yesterday.
Today
Pushed the button on control panel, no luck.
Tried the lever by generator, nothing happens.
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Possible low battery, what does the touch pad say inside about battery charge?
When it's really cold you will have to hold the start button for a long time waiting for the glow plugs to heat up before the motor turns over.
Next time this happens, start the big engine and let it run for a few minutes, with the big engine running try to start your generator.
Your generator has a 3 cylinder Kubota diesel engine, it is a very good and dependable engine. It's the same engine thats in my Kubota zero turn.
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02-06-2021, 09:12 PM
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Junior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
State: Arizona
Posts: 3
THOR #14248
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Most of the time is the generator is low on oil!
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02-06-2021, 10:09 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: THOR Chateua 35SF
State: Florida
Posts: 5,850
THOR #11130
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FYI, the generator on the F550 chassis runs on the rear fuel tank, not the front tank. If rear tank gets too low, it will lock out generator.
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2018 THOR Chateau 35SF
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02-11-2021, 02:32 AM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Omni sv34
State: Minnesota
Posts: 71
THOR #20471
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Thanks for all the input, I was told Generator is run off the front tank
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02-11-2021, 12:01 PM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Omni XG32
State: Massachusetts
Posts: 86
THOR #19481
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Everything is run off front tank. The only thing that the rear tank does is supply front tank with fuel.
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02-11-2021, 02:09 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: THOR Chateua 35SF
State: Florida
Posts: 5,850
THOR #11130
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RickD0
Everything is run off front tank. The only thing that the rear tank does is supply front tank with fuel.
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It may be a model year specific thing. I know for a fact mine runs off the rear tank. Ford dealer was gonna move it to the front and/or run a dual line and valve switchover for me. Best method is to crawl underneath and follow the fuel supply line from the genrator to the tank it's connected to.
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Traded Thor for Melbourne Prestige 24NP
2018 THOR Chateau 35SF
Two Labs, Bugsie & Blondie
Blondie passed in 2020 at 5 to Leukemia
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