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Fire Close Call

Started by larryh, May 17, 2009, 06:08:04 PM

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larryh

May 17, 2009, 06:08:04 PM
Well on the road again to escape the 109 heat in Quartzsite AZ. went to Spencer Hot Springs outside Austin Nevada.

about 6 PM fired up the Onan Genny and bus filled up with smoke and the smell of burnt wiring or something killed the selector switch on battery banks and shut down genny.

With only a inverter to run freezer and fridge and other electical decided to head to civilization again 110 miles away to Battle Mtn. NV then on to Caldwell ID to my sons place.

Next day checked out Onan 5500 super low profile genny and found the starter had burnt up even melted armature and broke the magnets and several field windings totally destroyed.

Called Cummins in Boise with part number off starter and he had 2 in stock on shelf. Went to His shop and parted with 138 smackers and picked up a new style starter that superceeded the original because of this problem with meltdown.

I feel extremely lucky I had wired in a quick disconnect on battery system I can't believe not one of the fuses blew in power system 300 amp fuses.

Will be headed North ID and NE Washington in the AM for a week then on to Arkansas then on to Georgia plan on going back to Quartzsite when they have a week below 100 degrees.

My new financee and I have really enjoyed our trip so far and maybe she'll let be be a full time hubby before long

Larry and Beth

Savvy ponderable:
A cowboy's only afraid of two things:
havin' ta walk,
and the love of a good woman.
"This posting was generated using an environmentally friendly, self contained flatulence generator, therefore no fossils or neutrons were harmed in the creation of this posting.


Quartzsite,

Busted Knuckle

#1
May 17, 2009, 06:27:05 PM
Wow Larry close call! Great to hear all is safe though!
Say Hi to my Aunt, Uncle, & cousin in Nampa for me as you roll by! LOL!
;D  BK  ;D
Busted Knuckle aka Bryce Gaston
KY Lakeside Travel's Busted Knuckle Garage
Huntingdon, TN 12 minutes N of I-40 @ exit 108
www.kylakesidetravel.net
;D Keep SMILING it makes people wonder what yer up to! ;D (at least thats what momma always told me! ;D)

luvrbus

#2
May 17, 2009, 06:37:51 PM
Larry, how long are you going to be in Caldwell we are leaving AZ around the 10th of June going to our place at Garden Valley maybe we can hookup and have a cold one,not a Idaho cold one but a real one       good luck
Life is short drink the good wine first

larryh

#3
May 17, 2009, 06:51:24 PM
Will be leaving Caldwell in the am for North Idaho Lewiston, Moscow, Fernwood and then South East to Arkansas Bentonville then to Georgia and upper Florida.

Good luck and have a good summer.

Larry
Savvy ponderable:
A cowboy's only afraid of two things:
havin' ta walk,
and the love of a good woman.
"This posting was generated using an environmentally friendly, self contained flatulence generator, therefore no fossils or neutrons were harmed in the creation of this posting.


Quartzsite,

John316

#4
May 18, 2009, 05:46:32 AM
Larry,

Just wondering how old your generator is? We have heard that the Onan's are prone more to failures at lower hrs than some of the other brands...

What do you think?

God bless,

John
Sold - MCI 1995 DL3. DD S60 with a Allison B500.

larryh

#5
May 19, 2009, 06:17:09 PM
John


don't know how old but hour meter shows 112 hours at time of of problem I've had it three years or so

Larry
Savvy ponderable:
A cowboy's only afraid of two things:
havin' ta walk,
and the love of a good woman.
"This posting was generated using an environmentally friendly, self contained flatulence generator, therefore no fossils or neutrons were harmed in the creation of this posting.


Quartzsite,

FloridaCliff

#6
May 19, 2009, 06:45:27 PM
Quote from: larryh on May 17, 2009, 06:08:04 PM
My new financee and I
Larry and Beth

Larry,

I guess you only have to worry about "havin ta walk" now

Congratulations

Cliff
1975 GMC  P8M4905A-1160    North Central Florida

"There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded."
Mark Twain

larryh

#7
May 21, 2009, 09:01:07 PM
Cliff that scares the beJesus out of me

Larry
Savvy ponderable:
A cowboy's only afraid of two things:
havin' ta walk,
and the love of a good woman.
"This posting was generated using an environmentally friendly, self contained flatulence generator, therefore no fossils or neutrons were harmed in the creation of this posting.


Quartzsite,
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