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Re: [GMCnet] I give up. (Onan) [message #190439 is a reply to message #190438] Thu, 15 November 2012 21:25 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Robin Hood is currently offline  Robin Hood   United States
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Hell, I *know* better... that is, I know they're NEVER "finished". :)
Just various stages of progress.

On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 9:20 PM, Todd Sullivan <sgltrac@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sometimes the drinking is all that keeps the fantasy of finishing the GMC alive Robin.
>
> BURP
>
> Sully
> 77 royale
> Seattle
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 15, 2012, at 7:16 PM, Robin Hood <loxley@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 7:19 PM, Robin Hood <loxley@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Is there a failure mode that includes backfires and the 5 amp fuse blowing?
>>
>>
>> http://youtu.be/Oz_ZPHdO3FE
>>
>> Summary:
>>
>> 1. Ok, no more drinking.
>> 2. I started the generator, removed the jumpers, and just as I was
>> about to put the meter on pins 8 and 11, the generator started to die,
>> and then died with a spectacular backfire. You can see the glow of the
>> fireball coming out the exhaust pipe.
>> 3. Soon after this, likely due to either the backfire or due to me
>> poking around with my meter trying to make sure I got onto pins 8 and
>> 11, I noticed the 5 amp fuse was blown.
>> 4. I found 1 wire on the VR that had continuity with wire number 8,
>> another wire on the VR with continuity going to the now-empty fuse
>> holder ("B-pos), and one wire on the VR that I don't know where
>> terminates. There is not continuity between any wire and the wire
>> currently connected to pin 8 on the board.
>> 5. Jumpering the board no longer even causes the fuel pump to run.
>>
>> I believe the same thing would have happened had I just been drinking
>> a coke, but, yeah, lesson learned.
>>
>> --
>> Robin Hood
>> Jackson, MS
>> 2003 Buick Lesabre
>> 1968 Pontiac Catalina
>> 1978 GMC Royale motorhome
>> 1977 GMC Palm Beach motorhome
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