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03-08-2014, 01:57 PM | #1 |
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Generator smoking
I hooked up the battery today (new one) for the first time, positive ground. Turned the cut off switch to on and the horn blows constantly. Turn back off and disconnect horn, will fix the stuck button later. Turn the switch back on lights work, great, but the ammeter is discharging at -20 and I'm getting smoke out the back of the generator. Turned switch back off, disconnected battery cable.
I have not rebuilt the starter or replaced the cut out and have not had them apart, don't know about the last guy that owned the truck. Could this be the generator cut out stuck, will the open circuit on the horn cause this, or is it something else? Thanks Last edited by Steve Miller; 03-08-2014 at 02:15 PM. |
03-08-2014, 02:48 PM | #2 |
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Re: Generator smoking
Probably the points stuck in the cutout.
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03-08-2014, 11:44 PM | #3 |
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Smoke not good!
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03-09-2014, 07:18 AM | #4 |
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Re: Generator smoking
take away its lighter
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03-09-2014, 07:26 AM | #5 |
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Re: Generator smoking
That does not sound good, nothing worse than leaky smoke valve.
Seriously, I sure how it works out.
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03-09-2014, 09:29 AM | #6 |
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03-09-2014, 09:31 AM | #7 |
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Re: Generator smoking
When you let the smoke out the generator quits working.
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03-09-2014, 06:17 PM | #8 | |
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03-09-2014, 06:32 PM | #9 |
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Re: Generator smoking
OK maybe a dum question, but 6 or 12 volt, did you just get the vehicle, and maybe its coverted to neg ground?
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03-09-2014, 08:10 PM | #10 |
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03-09-2014, 08:59 PM | #11 |
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Re: Generator smoking
.... at least it isn't also drinking. (ok, that wasn't helpful)
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