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Posted: **Mon Feb 09, 2015 5:35 pm**

You may recall I posted around the first of year that after never having any problems with it my generator suddenly would not start. I wasn't able to get anyone to check it out before leaving home.
Cummings dealer in Ocala got to it this afternoon. Took a little trouble shooting but the problem was not at all with the generator. Turns out I have a bad battery cable and the generator was not getting enough power to turn over (only 4 v reaching it). He by passed the cable with jumpers and generator started right up. So tomorrow I will get new battery cables.
I had been concerned that I might have caused a problem with gas stabilizer I had added last fall. So happy to learn I had not made a dumb mistake and the the problem wasn't anything serious. Strange of all the research I tried to do on line, not one article mentioned checking to see if generator was getting proper power from batteries.

Posted: **Mon Feb 09, 2015 6:08 pm**

never would have thought that could have been a problem glad you got it fixed

Posted: **Mon Feb 09, 2015 6:41 pm**

I am guessing that was a LOT cheaper than having to buy a new generator. Those things are expensive!

Posted: **Mon Feb 09, 2015 7:33 pm**

Like!!

Posted: **Mon Feb 09, 2015 9:16 pm**

Nice ending to this story.

We did suggest you might not be getting enough power - suggesting you start the engine - but nope, didn't think that if the cables were bad, that wouldn't matter either! We all learned!

Posted: **Mon Feb 09, 2015 9:50 pm**

oh yea, great ending to that puzzle. And a whole lot cheaper too.

Posted: **Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:11 pm**

good news!!! hind site is so good almost seems obvious :lol:

sheila

Posted: **Tue Feb 10, 2015 7:26 am**

Very good news! I'm so glad it was easily fixable.

Posted: **Tue Feb 10, 2015 1:11 pm**

Glad to hear this, and a good lesson to remember! Thanks for letting us know.

Posted: **Tue Feb 10, 2015 1:31 pm**

Glad to hear they found the problem. I also like the "easy fixes" .

Posted: **Tue Feb 10, 2015 2:08 pm**

Sarah, that might be a warranty part. Who'd a thunk the cables on a new rig.

Which says maybe you should have someone check your furnace and and air ducts. My Class C was not putting out much cold air over the dinette and when they checked it, found big styrofoam pice in the duct blocking it.

Sometimes my furnace (in my Class A) kicks on but the air is not warmed. Turn the thermostat off for 5 minutes, then back on and I get warm air! Go figure...well repair place will shortly.

But if I had full hookups I would have the electric heater on!

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