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07-09-2017, 01:16 AM
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 34F
State: Virginia
Posts: 18
THOR #8246
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Generator won't start
The genterator is not turning on & the slide is stuck out. There is water in the batteries. The inverter is off. I don't know what is wrong. Help!!
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07-09-2017, 01:21 AM
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ACE 27.1
State: Florida
Posts: 14,329
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Sounds like dead batteries. Where is your use/store switch switched to?
Does starting the coach change the symptoms?
What model coach is it?
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07-09-2017, 01:30 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
State: North Carolina
Posts: 360
THOR #3952
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Do you have a switch that combines the starting battery with the coach battery? If so, press the switch and have someone try starting the generator. Start your engine first.
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07-09-2017, 01:38 AM
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Junior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 34F
State: Virginia
Posts: 18
THOR #8246
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tfryman
Sounds like dead batteries. Where is your use/store switch switched to?
Does starting the coach change the symptoms?
What model coach is it?
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It's on use.
The coach is running. Pressing the emergency starter button.
Thor Hurricane 34F
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07-09-2017, 02:20 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
State: North Carolina
Posts: 360
THOR #3952
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mommy3jx3
It's on use.
The coach is running. Pressing the emergency starter button.
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Is someone trying to start the generator while you are pressing the emergency start button? This button combine the engine battery with the house battery but someone will have to try to start the generator while you are pressing the button. It's actual use is to help start the engine when the engine battery is weak but will work to start the generator also but you need someone to start the generator while you press the button.
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07-09-2017, 02:40 AM
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2017 Windsport 29M
State: Indiana
Posts: 3,692
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You need to run the engine at high idle for a few minutes to get a little charge in the batteries then try starting the generator.
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07-09-2017, 02:41 AM
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Junior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
State: California
Posts: 8
THOR #8244
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try turning the inverter on, maybe there will be enough power to bring in the slide. You may also try jumping the start batteries to house batteries when attempting to start the gene... I've had to drive my coach for up to 30 minutes to charge my house batteries enough to fire up my gene if the house batteries were fully depleted... also, is there a manual retracting unit for your slide? Hope that helps... good luck!
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07-09-2017, 02:45 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
State: North Carolina
Posts: 360
THOR #3952
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rolling R
try turning the inverter on, maybe there will be enough power to bring in the slide. You may also try jumping the start batteries to house batteries when attempting to start the gene... I've had to drive my coach for up to 30 minutes to charge my house batteries enough to fire up my gene if the house batteries were fully depleted... also, is there a manual retracting unit for your slide? Hope that helps... good luck!
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The inverter is for 120 volts. Slide works on 12 volts. The inverter will run down the battery.
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07-09-2017, 02:48 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
State: North Carolina
Posts: 360
THOR #3952
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Are you at a campground plugged into a power pedestal?
What model coach do you have?
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07-09-2017, 03:31 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
State: Georgia
Posts: 2,585
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- your slides run on 12v battery power from the HOUSE batteries, not the engine battery
- the slides normally do NOT work if the engine is ON or Running
- the Generator may not start if you have 1/4 tank of fuel or less, or you may need to keep pressing the Generator start switch for long enough, or even ALSO use the AUX switch at the same time to provide starting power from ALL batteries
- being on SHORE POWER will have no bearing on either your SLIDES or your GENERATOR, unless your HOUSE batteries are too low. The charger WILL charge your HOUSE batteries, if on Shore Power, or on Generator(AND the generator BREAKER is not tripped)
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07-09-2017, 03:34 AM
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
State: Georgia
Posts: 2,585
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knowing your YEAR and MODEL might also help us to help you...
let us know EXACTLY everything about your situation
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07-09-2017, 11:26 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2013 31L
State: Florida
Posts: 2,184
THOR #908
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the slide won't operate when the chassis engine is running
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07-09-2017, 11:28 AM
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2013 31L
State: Florida
Posts: 2,184
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the other thing I have noticed.....
when my generator fails for some reason, sometimes the switch seems to not work at all. It won't prime, it wont crank
If I press stop a couple times it seems to reset it.
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07-09-2017, 11:43 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 35C
State: Colorado
Posts: 118
THOR #7174
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Does it attempt to start or do you hear nothing? As I've found out house batteries are key and the stock batteries are terrible. I have a Hurricane also 35 C. If the genny is almost starting but not quite and you have everything else checked try manually starting at the generator and as it is trying to kick over push down the throttle lever if you've ever had an old fenicky lawn mower you probably know what I mean. Unfortunately dead or dying house batteries cause all sorts of problems you will probably get error codes on your Jack's as well. Running your engine for a while should bring up a your battery levels up as well but as others mentioned it could take a while...Good Luck
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