HELP--- generator wont stay running

[Peggy & Ed McStay]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> Ed,
>
> When you hold the solenoid open manually, does the generator provide
> power to the coach?
>
> If not, your problem is either the voltage regulator or the brushes.
> Check the brushes first! I had the exact same problem as you with no
> power to the coach, & I made the mistake of just buying a new
voltage
> regulator because it seemed easier to replace, $180 and it turned
out
> it was the brushes, $20, and they were actually easier to replace
once
> I found them. Now I have a spare voltage regulator I didn't really
> need.
>
> If you DO have power to the coach when you force the generator to
run,
> then your problem is likely the coolant temperature switch or the
oil
> pressure switch.
>
> I'd put my money on your brushes...
>
> -Ryan
>
> On 10/12/07, Peggy & Ed McStay wrote:
> >
> > gen will start and run for about 2seconds then stop. what is
happening
> > is the start -stop selonid closes off the fuel to the injector
pump.
> > now i can make the thing run if i reach over and hold the cutoff
lever
> > on the injector pump open. it will run all day. have looked at
the oil
> > pressure safety switch. have disconnected it and tried to run
gen with
> > the same results. what am i not looking at. need some ideas
> >
> > ed and peggy mcstay
> > "lonesome dove"
> > 35ft fc rb
> > perkins engine with kohler gen.
>


ryan- when i force the generator to run it does furnish power to the
bus. i have also removed the wire from the oil pressure safety switch
and the water temp . still cranks right up and then dies as the start-
stop solenoid closes. ed mcstay