Generator Issues

[fourx4forfun]

ok, went to the rally, burned up, mighta had a slight case of heat exhaustion, dehydration, heat stroke? nauseated all day, nope no headache, so not hungover from the nite before, gen would not run for more than 30 durin the day, hottest day this yr on record so far (of course huh), would cool us down for the nite, turn it on like 7-8pm, run till bout 8am, then would shut off, only ideas so far r vapor lock, tech put in new pump, maybe inferior lines, put in like a big cpu fan in the area?

[fourx4forfun]

so saturday ended up drinkin water all day, n since frig not coolin best, kept throwin em in the freezer n just sittin under the ezup so had a breeze, camper was hotter than an oven, much less at least durin my misery could at least watch the water slide w all the people usin it, very little clothed people.

[Rons-sd]

what kind of generator are we talking about

[fourx4forfun]

sorry, that would be a onan 4000

[HOUTX01X]

how many hrs on it? how old is your rv?

[fourx4forfun]

well untold hours as no hour meter on it, 2002 desert fox, thing powered up everything last yr at the rally for the entire weekend, then the fuel pump went out last month when preppin it for this yr.

[willie59]

Works Ok at night, keeping you cool, but quits during the heat of day causing you to melt? Can't say for certain, but sounds like you have a temperature issue with the unit. Those generators use sensors and a circuit board that will shut down the engine from either low oil pressure or high engine temperature. You may have either a faulty engine temp sensor, or something is restricting the flow of cooling air to cool engine. Just a thought.

[fourx4forfun]

yeah, thinking it is temp related, cause when go to remove the side cover, that thing is way hottt, even kept the cover on the rv open to help not restrict any air going through the side. think tech that installed the pump messed up something, already had to redo the fuel line as it was crimped, so.

[nitrogen]

dirt building up from old age? under the air shrouds