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Back feeding a panel where you have to remember to turn off the main is illegal no matter where you are. There are simple panel covers made just for doing this that have a back feed breaker designed to feed in that direction PLUS, You cannot feed the panel from the generator unless an interlock...

Load management during emergencies is simple common sense. Using the figures you gave I would switch off the pool pump for the duration of the outage, period. The hot water heater would be switched off during times I am cooking or using high draw kitchen appliances. Once done in the kitchen...

The way I understand it those transformers draw full current on two legs and zero current on the third leg. I am not a generator guy but to me that seems like a bad idea. I am curious to see what the experts say.

The IP is probably 1P and is just an inventory marker for the people at DRMO, Richie Bros., or the unit disposing of it.

And that the starter is good? Check wire connections at starter. Solenoid to starter motor.

When you say it kicked the breaker are you doing the load test from the convenience outlets?

With all the issues this machine has had I have to wonder if maybe it was a flood victim?

Is that line in the green supposed to represent 24 volts or 28 volts? I would think center of green would be 24 volts. 28 volts would be high end of green. I have never, ever found meters in military equipment accurate, they are basic indicators of a problem. They will put accurate meters where...

As far as tarps go I would think any marina could make you a tarp in any dimension and material you want, just give them the measurements. My tarps come from Harbor Freight, Tractor Supply or Lowes. They last a couple years and then they start to fall apart and I get a new one. I get the mid...

I thought it was supposed to have the end ground of to the round part?

Guy, I am also dyslexic, and I have ADHD. That was not a thing when I was in school, I was just classified as a problem child. But over theyears I have learned to make the adhd work for me, I just generally have several things going at once so I do not have to stay focused on any one thing too...

As soon as Guy read off that list of wiring and said that is all there is to it I about died laughing. I figured you were headed to the liquor store about then. A lot of people do not realize that to some of us this is no big deal, have diagram can repair. But to others a diagram and anything...

Remember what I said WAY back somewhere in this thread about electrical problems? Start with the grounds and then the connections. I followed that up with proper diagnostics will solve the problems where throwing parts at it will just cost money and aggravate the problems. A lot to be learned...

On that relay look for where the connection wires connect to that coil and with the relay disconnected from the circuit do an ohms test across the coil. If open circuit that is the problem, if not it may still be the problem. Heat it up with a hair dryer and check while heating. If it never...

Strange that heat would affect that but like I said, wait until it cools down and see if it passes the test when cool. Those relays appear to be able to be disassembled. I would take all the wire off and brush those small studs clean and put some Kroil or WD-40 on them and remove the cover and...

Personally I would start tracing that solenoid wire back from the starter solenoid and see where it leads me. Between that and the TM's you should be able to find the problem easily enough. Every time you find a connection point in that wire take it apart, clean it and check it for power...

It is possible that the starter solenoid is going open when hot. It is nothing more than an electrical coil, and one under a LOT of vibration at that. It may be making enough contact on the primary side when cool but when heated up and things expand there may be a break in the internal wiring...

It would be better to use a fine sandpaper like 320 or finer. Emory leaves fine scratches which will create arcs and burn even faster. Be sure to blow out whichever you use as the silicone carbide media can be an insulator. Not to mention abrasive.

contacts are closed but are they clean? Like ignition points any electrical contacts can burn and lose contact. The fact it only does it hot makes me think it is something else though. If the problem bolt is the one with the wing nut you just need to wire brush as much rust off as you can and...

Something to remember on any older equipment, cars, trucks generators, anything electrical that has seen weather and age. If something electrical does not work the very first thing to check is grounds followed by the appropriate power circuits for that part of the unit. Any plug or connection...