Generator - Wont turn OFF

jhorta

Anyone experience the generator NOT turning off??

LaRea

You mean you push the remote off switch and it still runs, so you have to go in the engine room to turn it off?  Or are you saying that you turn it off and the engine continues "dieseling"?

Dieseling for a few seconds is a concern because it probably means you're overheated.  Dieseling that lasts 20 minutes will destroy the engine, and I state that from direct experience.

Handymans342

Watch how you disrespect that Diesel word LaRea 

jhorta

Yeah, I had to go into the Engine room and kill it.  Hitting the switch did nothing.  Started right up.  Im not  diesel though...

Handymans342

Bad switch

jhorta

Yeah, I think the same thing.  Will switch that first and see what happens. 

rasbury

it's usually the other way around, would rather deal with this problem!

Handymans342

Easy test with an ohm meter first.

jhorta

Haha....seriously.  It started up for the first time this season without a hitch.  Never seen it NOT wanna stop before.

CrewLounge

Check the cannon plug on the black control box on top of the genie. May be a bad connection

212rowboat

If you can't figure this out, you do realize that thing is worth a fortune, right?  I know plenty of people who would kill for that particular genny problem. 

LaRea

Yeah, I figured your genny is gas ... dieseling happens on gas engines. Cut power and the engine keeps running.  212rowboat could probably explain the details better than I could. But I agree this sounds like a switch problem, not dieseling.

jhorta

any ol' rocker switch replacement, or should I be looking for a certain replacement?

Dream_Inn

ok, I know this may sound very silly, but...when you hit the rocker switch on, you push the top of the switch.  Now, again, when you turn it off, you should be hitting the top of the rocker switch.  (not the bottom)  I know you are new to boating, but hey, it is the beginning of the season and let's just say I've done it before.  Cause if that switch is turning it on, it should be turning it off as well.

craigswardmtb

I'll second the connection plug at the AC inverter on top of the genny. Mine corroded and the red wire pulled away from the plug. This yielded the opposite of what you have. The rocker switch in the cabin would not start it but would shut it down. Check the black or yellow wires on that inverter plug. 

craigswardmtb

craigswardmtb said:

I'll second the connection plug at the AC inverter on top of the genny. Mine corroded and the red wire pulled away from the plug. This yielded the opposite of what you have. The rocker switch in the cabin would not start it but would shut it down. Check the black or yellow wires on that inverter plug. 

I wanted to correct this statement. I finally got to fixing my starting issue. My genny starts fine at the generator but would not start at the switch in the cabin. On inspection I found the red wire pulled out of the plug on the side of the controller. I assumed this was my issue. Well after fixing the pulled wire today it did not fix my remote start issue. It will shut down at the remote switch but won't fire.  After some research it turns out that plug goes into the voltage regulator. With that disconnected red wire does that mean the genny was not charging my battery? So what do you all think, a bad switch in the cabin?

craigswardmtb

FYI the remote start plug is actually on the back of the controller.  

YYZRC

@jhorta did you solve this?? Seems like you haven’t been around in a while...