New Owner

[Joyce and Richard Hayden]

I had a similar problem on an older Kohler/Perkins and found it to be an open meter on the control panel. That circuit ran through the meter. It was a very cheap meter and it couldn't be read anyway due to it's position on the FC. So, I simply wired around the meter - problem solved.

Good luck.

Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA

----- Original Message -----

From: "jdarstpt40@yahoo.com"

To: "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com"

Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 7:51 PM

Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: New Owner

I met Richard on the phone today....

He was a referral by a local big truck and bus drive train repair
facility.

He has a 1989 PT40 equipped with a Kohler/Yanmar 12.5 Gen.

Had some probs with the gen portion (not the engine) and replaced the
stator and some other stuff. The control box is original, including
the 3 relays.

Now that the install is complete, the yanmar won't continue to run.
Like a over-heat/low oil sensor shuts it down. The fuel shut off
solenoid is not staying in the run position.

Thats what I know from our conversations today. Ralph or someone, can
you help Richard with this issue?

Richard did not know of this site- does now. He has owned his Bird for
a few months now... survived a front tire blow-out on the way home!!!

Richard is a retired electrician and firefighter from Decatur, IL,
just 30 minutes from me...

Welcome to the wealth of information provided by this bunch of fellow
Bird lovers. This is were I cut my teeth 5 years ago.... the answers
all came from a Bird forum...

Thanks All!

Jay Darst
85PT40 not for sale
HPR Coach
'91 Prevost Royale 40XL FOR SALE $119,000
'96 Prevost Country Coach 40XL Sale Pending
Sullivan, IL

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wrote:
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> Hi all Richard here, just got my first bluebird, 1989 WLWB 40'
Silver
> Ed. Tolerrence ring broke on generator an drop armatur onto
statdur,
> replace generator,can't get it to start again, found that my starter
> switch is shorted, any ideas on where to look for short?
>