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Old 01-31-2021, 07:34 PM   #1
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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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Old 01-31-2021, 07:39 PM   #2
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Your diesel fuel has gelled-up in the cold?
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Old 01-31-2021, 07:49 PM   #3
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When I hold the button down the light flashes, then a clunking noise.

Motorhome itself starts and runs normally
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Old 01-31-2021, 07:58 PM   #4
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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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Old 01-31-2021, 08:20 PM   #5
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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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Old 01-31-2021, 08:21 PM   #6
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Front tank is full
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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
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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Old 01-31-2021, 08:32 PM   #8
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I'll try it again to see what happens.

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Old 01-31-2021, 09:26 PM   #10
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Is there any type of control panel with a code?
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Old 02-01-2021, 03:56 AM   #11
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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.
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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Old 02-06-2021, 09:12 PM   #12
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Wink

Most of the time is the generator is low on oil!
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Old 02-06-2021, 10:09 PM   #13
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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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Old 02-11-2021, 02:32 AM   #14
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Thanks for all the input, I was told Generator is run off the front tank
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Old 02-11-2021, 12:01 PM   #15
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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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Everything is run off front tank. The only thing that the rear tank does is supply front tank with fuel.

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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